Lack of Affordable Housing A Concern in Evanston

A shift from “community values to capitalist values” has plagued the city, according to one Evanston resident who spoke as part of a spring gathering to discuss homelessness and affordable housing at First Congregational Church of Evanston on Monday.

Those were the words of Joe Flint as quoted in a Daily Northwestern article on the meeting hosted by Interfaith Action of Evanston to discuss what can be done locally to increase affordable housing and end homelessness.

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The rapid decrease in affordable housing units in Evanston over the last few years was a hot topic as was the concern that the city of 75,000 or so does not have an emergency shelter.

“There’s not one emergency bed in this town for a homeless person or somebody on this street,” according to Kathleen Nadler, president of Interfaith Action. “We need to keep up the Council with the fair housing issues. That’s so important.”

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The Daily reports the city of Evanston is expected to address the issue again in June, with proposed amendments to the city’s 2009 Affordable Housing Plan increasing the number of designated affordable units and shift income requirements.

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