We have had two meetings so far and in each case the time flew by. The group is very engaged and lots of good ideas are flowing. The first meeting was really just a introduction style affair, but soon took off with no lack of opinion or comment. After calls to the participants for a chairperson, Pastor Phil Johnson bravely stepped forward to take on that task.

The next meeting, held  Thursday June 4 , we were joined by consultants Noha Sedky and Linda Allen of CityScape. Once again the time flew by as we got a framework of the work , how they would be working with us and the challenges before us.  The conversation quite often comes back to  terminalogy or framing the debate . What exactly is affordable housing? Who is our target market? These questions keep coming up over and over again in one form or another. I think there is a general consesus that affordable or attainable housing  cannot be easily categorized , but should be broad enough to capture everyone who needs or wants it.    That’s all for now.

Jim