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Loud opposition to affordable housing may have cost Jefferson City $40 million in funding and possibly many more millions in future economic growth, according to developers.
Comments made during a City Council discussion Tuesday about three workforce housing projects shocked leaders of Central Missouri's nonprofit community, who provide services for Jefferson City's poor, young and elderly.
Three developers went before the Jefferson City Council on Tuesday night simply to get a resolution saying the council supported their efforts to build affordable workforce housing.
An excessive heat warning is in effect until Thursday night. Cooling centers, fans and other services are available.
Just over a year ago, Boone County joined an upward mobility cohort through the Urban Institute. Leaders are now ready to implement the action plan.