City surplus land inventory played key role in this affordable-housing solution.
Original Air Date: April 30, 2025
Host: It will barely make a dent in Sarasota’s affordable housing crisis, even in the list of veterans still waiting for housing. But more projects like this could make a difference. On Wednesday morning, a veterans’ housing complex offering 10 affordable apartments officially opened in Newtown—the first of its kind in Sarasota County. Johannes Werner talked to Jon Thaxton, the man who prodded the Heroes’ Village through all its stages.
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