City Of San Antonio: District 5 On The Passage Of The Strategic Housing Implementation Plan (SHIP)

Press release from the City of San Antonio:

December 16, 2021

CONTACT: Amador Salazar, 210.207.8290 (O)
Amador.Salazar@sanantonio.gov

SAN ANTONIO (December 16, 2021) – During today’s City Council A-Session, Councilwoman Teri Castillo motioned to delay approval of the City’s Strategic Housing Implementation Plan (SHIP) for the upcoming January 13th Council meeting. While the motion failed, it was made “On behalf of community members for whom housing is still their mission even between 8 to 12 hour shifts at the taqueria or between lectures at a local university. For folks who do not have staff, and do not get paid to dabble in housing policy. They do it out of love for their neighbor and for their community.”

Regarding passage of the SHIP, Councilwoman Castillo stated that “Future collaboration with community, City staff, and this Council is important in addressing our current housing crisis. I am supportive of the overall SHIP, and we must focus on the families who need affordable housing produced at the critically and deeply affordable levels. Today gets us closer toward the deeply affordable housing our San Antonio families deserve.”

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