Local governments have accomplished much to address the shortage of affordable housing, but there is much more left to do, according to Kody Glazer, chief legal and policy officer of the Florida Housing Coalition.
Judging from the capacity crowd at the July 15 Greater Sarasota Area Chamber of Commerce State of the Community Luncheon, interest in finding solutions to the crisis remains intense as well.
Glazer was the guest speaker at the event, addressing one of the key issues facing the city and county of Sarasota for decades, further exacerbated by the mass migration to the area during and in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. If the audience took nothing else away from his presentation, Glazer implored members to memorize the chant “15,000 homes in 10 years.”…