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Presenter urges city action to close gap of "thousands" of affordable housing units
Summary
A presenter at a Wichita City meeting said the city lacks "thousands of units" of affordable housing and proposed a two-pronged strategy: public investment in housing and incentives to help small private builders create duplexes and infill homes on vacant lots.
The presenter urged local officials to prioritize affordable housing, saying the city is ‘‘short thousands of units of affordable housing’’ and calling for concrete steps to increase supply. "The one issue I'm most focused on now is affordable housing," the presenter said.
The presenter outlined a two-pronged approach, starting with public investment: "It's gonna have to be public. Is the public…
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