Mayor John Cooper is engaging 21 housing experts in his mission to create better and more affordable housing for Nashville. The group will meet on Thursday, Jan. 21. Their recommendations will inform the 2022 fiscal year budget plan that Mayor…
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Affordable housing task force formed
Looming wave of evictions will deepen economic crisis
by Marc H. Morial •
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – “There was an issue of ‘inability to pay,’ poverty, and unemployment that existed pre-COVID-19. The difference between now and then is that the pandemic has shifted the line of poverty. There are more people at risk than before,”…
Advocates come together to demand housing fund restoration
by Justin Darden •
A group of community organizations, along with concerned residents, joined forces to address an issue that is very important to the people of Nashville and called on the mayor and city leaders to provide financial funding to address housing needs…
Community organizers host rally for affordable housing
by Justin Darden •
A community organization, along with other protesters and supporters, came together at the Nashville courthouse to view a play as part of a movement calling on city leaders to address one of the most important economic issues facing the city…
MDHA to Open Waiting Lists for Certain Project-Based Voucher Locations Online Only
by PRIDE Newsdesk •
The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency will accept online only applications for certain Project-Based Voucher (PBV) properties on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at noon on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 and continuing until 3 p.m. March 11, 2019. Depending on…
Can NIMBYs fight for justice?
by PRIDE Newsdesk •
(This is the first of the Nashville PRIDE’s exploration of the debate between NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) and YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard) and how it affects the Nashville housing market.) One critique of neighborhood associations concerns…