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Host and New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane was joined by City Councilor Shane Burgo, NAACP President Renee Ledbetter and United Interfaith Action Executive Director Andrea Sheppard Lomba in a conversation about what housing advocates say is an inadequate approach to a crisis.
“Housing is a human right,” said Sheppard Lomba.
A year after Mayor Jon Mitchell vetoed a ballot question on rent stabilization, New Bedford continues to be short thousands of affordable housing units. Though Mitchell has embarked on a multi-faceted plan to grow the number of units, the increase is by hundreds a year instead of the needed thousands.
Watch The Chat to understand the depth of the crisis, possible solutions, and as Burgo said, “hope” for the future.
THE CHAT ARCHIVES
Register for The Chat: The budget crisis in Massachusetts cities and towns
Join Jack Spillane on June 18 at 1 p.m. for a discussion with two experts on how municipal budgets are crafted in Massachusetts and what, if anything, might help the situation.
O’Leary, DeLoach, Furtado Jr. working together for New Bedford students
The leaders of the city’s public schools joined the conversation to discuss collaboration and working toward a common goal. Watch the entire Chat.
Mitchell on his goals for the city, the budget, and immigration enforcement
In an hour-long one-on-one with The Light, the mayor hit on everything from education to wind to police to standing up for New Bedford.