Advocates push for prioritizing a fully funded Affordable Housing Trust Fund over new stadium

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March 21, 2017 Debate over funding of a new soccer stadium in St. Louis continues with a discussion about the need for affordable housing. “The Affordable Housing Trust Fund is a tool the city has to improve neighborhoods, households and the families that reside in them,” Karl Guenther said. Advocates who oppose Proposition 1 (a 0.05% use […]

St. Louis voters approved $5 million for affordable housing, but budget routinely falls short

Image of father and daughter looking into a dollhouse. Text reads: affordable housing budget. CFPI news

May 22, 2017 St. Louis is on track to underfund the city’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund for the sixth straight year, despite a $5 million minimum annual allocation voters passed in 2002. This comes about a month after voters approved a half-cent sales tax increase for public transit and affordable housing. Washington University assistant professor Molly […]