Mayor Jane Castor, with the help of a federal influx of cash, has budgeted $26.4 million for affordable housing in her proposed $1.9 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1.
But when staff ran that number by City Council members at the first budget hearing last week, the reaction wasn’t favorable.
Activists railed against a city leading the nation in rising housing costs dedicating comparatively little to help those struggling to keep a roof over their heads.
And some council members started looking for more money in other parts of the budget — water and solid waste — to bolster the city’s housing efforts.
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