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Council Matters Archives - Studio 809 PodcastsCouncil Matters 11: Affordable Housing Pt 2 Mar 23 2020Needs of the less fortunate are also discussed
Councilman Bill Murray, bruised and unbroken, comes back for round 2 with Kristy Milligan, of Westside Cares, and Erin McNab, of Silver Key housing.
Are Colorado Springs and El Paso County doing enough to help these two organizations? Are the shelters on their own? Kristy would like to see a reduction in Bureaucracy. Can it be done? Should members of council get involved? There is no backbone organization to coordinate these services of the homeless and senior community. Is there an abdication of responsibilities here? A case is made for...
2020-03-2332 min
Studio 809 PodcastsCouncil Matters 11: Affordable Housing Pt 2Councilman Bill Murray, bruised and unbroken, comes back for round 2 with Kristy Milligan, of Westside Cares, and Erin McNab, of Silver Key housing. Are Colorado Springs and El Paso County doing enough to help these two organizations? Are the shelters on their own? Kristy would like to see a reduction in Bureaucracy. Can it be done? Should members of council get involved? There is no backbone organization to coordinate these services of the homeless and senior community. Is there an abdication of responsibilities here? A case is made for unlimited paid sick leave. What do thes...
2020-03-2332 minCouncil Matters Archives - Studio 809 PodcastsCouncil Matters 10: Is there any political will to establish Affordable Housing in Colorado SpringsTwo experts on the Affordable Housing issue weigh in.
Councilman Bill Murray has met his match this week with Kristy Milligan, of Westside Cares, and Erin McNab, of Silver Key, a senior citizens support organization. These two individuals work with at risk populations at the ground level and not the Ivory Tower level. Can there be a way to bring the NIMBYism groups together with the development community and the non-profit sector, like Westside Cares and Silver Key, together to solve this critical need for affordable housing in Colorado Springs? Is there a “Greed Factor” involved?
As a bo...
2020-03-1632 minStudio 809 PodcastsCouncil Matters 10: Is there any political will to establish Affordable Housing in Colorado SpringsCouncilman Bill Murray has met his match this week with Kristy Milligan, of Westside Cares, and Erin McNab, of Silver Key, a senior citizens support organization. These two individuals work with at risk populations at the ground level and not the Ivory Tower level. Can there be a way to bring the NIMBYism groups together with the development community and the non-profit sector, like Westside Cares and Silver Key, together to solve this critical need for affordable housing in Colorado Springs? Is there a "Greed Factor" involved? As a bonus, Councilman Bill Murray gets to do this...
2020-03-1632 min