More than a year after Mayor Andrew Ginther unveiled a regional housing coalition to speed construction across central Ohio, the high profile effort has little to show on the ground. The group was pitched as a way to unite city, suburban and private partners to deliver tens of thousands of new homes, yet local officials say meetings and staffing have been thin. That sluggish start looms large as Columbus and its suburbs try to reach an ambitious 200,000 home target over the next decade.
Early Meetings Have Been Sparse
Suburban partners and some private sector backers have so far turned up only for scattered planning sessions, and the coalition has not yet hired staff or released a public work plan, according to The Columbus Dispatch. That slow…..