MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WZTV) — As housing prices continue to soar across Middle Tennessee, Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarland is turning to the public for answers. A recent Facebook post from the mayor, asking residents to weigh in on affordability, has now reached nearly 50,000 people, prompting a wave of passionate responses — and laying the groundwork for what could be long-term policy changes.
“We talk about affordability quite a bit,” McFarland said. “That’s something most Middle Tennessee communities are all dealing with.”
The mayor’s post laid out three simple questions:
- Are you in favor of increasing housing density to improve affordability?
- Would you support the construction of more apartments?
- Do you believe government intervention, like price controls, is necessary?
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