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Junior council presentation spotlights housing insecurity and county housing programs
Summary
A junior council member outlined local housing pressures — high rents, aging housing stock and daily eviction pressures — and reviewed county programs (CDBG, HOME, ESG, Housing Choice Vouchers) and the county’s 2026 priorities to expand shelter-to‑permanent options.
A junior member of the county’s Junior Council urged Delaware County officials on March 4 to treat housing insecurity as a broad, chronic problem requiring coordinated programs, while county staff outlined federal programs and local efforts to increase housing capacity.
Lizzie Schacklett (a senior at Agnes Irwin School and a Junior Council member) told the council that housing shapes access to health care, education and jobs and cited state and local indicators: "In Delaware County, where one‑third of residents are renters, approximately 20 renters face eviction every day," she said,…
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