New Hanover County has promised $3 million annually to fill the gap in affordable housing. The county is expected to have a deficit of 10,000 units by 2030.
The Affordable Housing Bond is officially off the table, and county officials have pressed pause on a quarter cent sales tax for public transit. WHQR’s Ben Schactman and Kelly Kenoyer have more from the joint Wilmington-New Hanover County meeting which was, at time, quite tense.
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On the latest edition of our new program, The Newsroom, host and WHQR Managing Editor Benjamin Schachtman sits down with Wilmington City Councilman Kevin Spears to discuss affordable housing (or, rather, the lack of it), creating jobs, and systemic racism.
Then, WECT investigative reporter Ann McAdams discusses the history of the complicated and disturbing lawsuit against the New Hanover County Schools district, and what might be next.
And, a deep dive into Wilmington s affordable housing crisis, featuring in-depth reporting by WHQR’s own Rachel Keith and Rachel Lewis Hillburn.
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