Megan Barry won’t let the state legislature stop her from providing affordable housing. She’s announcing $10 million in affordable housing pledges from the city coffers, plus a new affordable development in the otherwise-unaffordable 12 South neighborhood. The Tennessean reports.
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Housing to Remain Unaffordable for Now
The tweets from reporters at the Tennessean and WPLN say it all:
Planning commission votes unanimously to recommend disapproval of affordable housing policy. Hope is for public engagement process.
— Joey Garrison (@joeygarrison) January 15, 2016
An exasperated "wow," is the last word heard on Planning Commission microphone after laborious 3 hours.
— Tony Gonzalez (@TGonzalez) January 15, 2016
If I aired sound from the past minute of this meeting — a Robert's Rules mess — I'd be expelled from radio forever.
— Tony Gonzalez (@TGonzalez) January 15, 2016
The planning commission has been extremely indecisive tonight. Mercy.
— Joey Garrison (@joeygarrison) January 15, 2016
I recommend taking a look at these two reporters’ Twitter timelines for the play-by-play of tonight’s meeting. The Nashville Post has a good piece about the affordable housing push that can help catch you up if you’re behind.