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A look at the state of affordable housing in Charlotte

Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins, WFAE 90.7

 

Affordable housing is again on the agenda for Charlotte City Council on Monday. City leaders are set to approve $12.4 million in projects as part of the Housing Trust Fund.

The Housing Trust Fund is reaching it’s 20th anniversary. The vote Monday comes on the heels of the city examining where it has been successful and where it can improve.

For example, there is concern from members of the council that this funding does not do enough and the housing problem in Charlotte is only getting worse. According to WSOC-TV, the vote on Monday includes more than 600 proposed units, but only 17 are townhomes set up for homeownership.

Additionally, Axios Charlotte found many affordable housing projects in Charlotte overall are not always in areas with enough essential services, like doctor’s offices and banks.

There is no lack of ideas to solve Charlotte’s housing problem, but what is right for the city?

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This story is part of I Can’t Afford to Live Here, a collaborative reporting project focused on solutions to the affordable housing crisis in Charlotte.

The Charlotte Journalism Collaborative is supported by the Local Media Project, an initiative launched by the Solutions Journalism Network with support from the Knight Foundation to strengthen and reinvigorate local media ecosystems.

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About The Project

Solutions Journalism Network launched the Charlotte Journalism Collaborative in 2019, a partnership of six major media companies and other local institutions focusing on issues of major importance to the Charlotte region. The collaborative is supported by $150,000 from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of its $300 million commitment to rebuild the future of local journalism, essential to a functioning democracy.

The Charlotte Journalism Collaborative (CJC) is modeled on the Solutions Journalism Network method of investigating and reporting news with a primary focus on solutions to community problems. “At a time when local journalism jobs are disappearing and trust in media has hit an all-time low, the Solutions Journalism Network has taken on the challenge by organizing collaborative journalism reporting projects that promote excellent reporting and civic dialogue. the model has the potential to be part of a new wave of great local reporting, which is vital to building strong communities,” said Karen Rundlet, Knight Foundation director for journalism.

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