LWVCA and IDEA Forum Host Affordable Housing Forum
by Cassie Wedding, Publicity Director
A public forum on affordable housing co-hosted by the LWV Comal Area and the New Braunfels Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Awareness (IDEA) Forum is scheduled January 25, 2023, 7pm at the McKenna Center, 801 W. San Antonio Street, Braunfels, Texas 78130.
The meeting will be livestreamed on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86098659369?pwd=QzVHOUNTRG45S0lLbTk2U2lEY2ptUT09 (ID: 860 9865 9369, passcode: 673106) and on the LWVCA’s Facebook page @LWVTexas. A recording will be posted on the LWVCA’s YouTube channel @lwvcomalarea7096.
Director of Economic and Community Development of the City of New Braunfels Jeff Jewell will discuss what the housing affordability challenge is, why cities should try to address it, how extensive the issue has become in New Braunfels, and what the city and its stakeholders are currently doing to address it. According to Jewell, “In nearly every community survey or discussion around the matter, housing affordability continues to be an issue citizens care about. Safe, affordable housing for families is almost always at the epicenter of what makes a stable community.”
“The IDEA Forum’s 2021 community survey identified affordable housing as the primary issue of concern for New Braunfels area residents and we consider it an essential part of appropriate planning for growth in our area,” commented LWVCA President Jerrie Champlin.
The purpose of the IDEA Forum is to examine racial, economic, and social inequities and citizen access issues within our community, to promote citizen dialogue and cooperation, and to develop solutions for a lasting understanding of all groups within the community. For more information, go to NB IDEA Forum.
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