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Council Member Hanif expresses appreciation for City of Yes housing initiative
3:33:13
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Council Member Shahana Hanif opens by expressing gratitude to the Department of City Planning team for their commitment to addressing the housing crisis through the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity initiative. She emphasizes the urgency of the housing situation and the potential for significant positive change.
- Hanif views the initiative as a crucial moment in tackling long-standing housing issues
- She believes it will shift how communities look and enable residents to stay in their preferred locations
- The council member expresses optimism about the impact of the proposed changes
Shahana Hanif
3:33:13
Thank you so much, Cher Riley.
3:33:15
Good afternoon, Cher Grodnyk, and commissioner Cardione.
3:33:21
I just wanna kick off by saying thank you to the DCP team.
3:33:25
I think city of yes for housing opportunity is a significant commitment.
3:33:31
And I believe that we've got to take immediate and decisive action to get many more people housed, and that that needs to be met with the urgency that we all talk about it with.
3:33:45
City of Yale's housing opportunity also marks just a crucial moment in tackling the issues we've been talking about for a long time, and I think this is gonna be a very significant change.
3:33:56
At least in my lifetime that is going to really shift the way in which our communities look and the way in which our neighbors get to stay where they'd like to stay.
