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Greensboro Seeks Input On Barriers To Fair Housing

Downtown Greensboro. DAVID FORD/WFDD

Greensboro officials want more information on housing in the city — specifically, barriers to fair housing. There's a public meeting at the Central Library this evening to hear from residents. 

The meeting is the first step in the city's process of receiving and allocating federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The city wants feedback on barriers to obtaining housing based on things such as income, disability, and national origin. To get that feedback, they've put out an online survey in multiple languages and will take public comments tonight.

Caitlin Bowers with the city says then they will create what's called a Consolidated Plan.

“We need to be able to use this analysis of impediments to fair housing to then be able to know where our money is going to be best spent and how,” she says.

Federal funds, in this case, can be used for things such as housing rehabilitation and support for first-time homebuyers. The process of creating an Assessment of Fair Housing and Consolidated Plan happens every five years.

Bethany joined the staff of WFDD in the fall of 2012. She received her B.A. and M.A. in English Literature from Wake Forest University and focused on Anglo-Irish writing. Between undergraduate studies and graduate school, Bethany served as the intern to Talk of the Nation at NPR in D.C., participating in live NPR Election Night Coverage, Presidential debate broadcasts, regular Talk of the Nation shows, and helping to plan the inaugural broadcast of ‘Talk of the World.' She enjoys engaging with her interests in books, politics, and art in the interdisciplinary world of public radio. Before becoming Assistant News Director, Bethany was a reporter and Associate Producer for WFDD's Triad Arts and Triad Arts Weekend. Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, Bethany enjoys calling the Piedmont home.

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