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Multiple speakers press Richland County Council to create an affordable housing trust fund
Summary
Several community leaders and clergy urged Richland County Council to establish an affordable housing trust fund to address rental quality, student housing needs and long‑term affordability; speakers said a trust fund could support rehabilitation and new units and invited council to a Nehemiah Action event to discuss solutions.
A group of community leaders, clergy and educators used public comment at the April 21 Richland County Council meeting to press the body to establish an affordable housing trust fund and to highlight the human consequences of the housing shortage.
Tammy Ashford Carroll, a professor at Benedict College, described how the lack of affordable housing affects students and working parents and urged council to adopt a trust fund as an established tool to expand affordable options.…
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