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Gainesville council agrees city needs solutions to affordable housing crunch
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The new Walton Communities project at the corner of E.E. Butler Parkway and Atlanta Street begins to take shape as construction continues Thursday afternoon, Nov. 16, 2017, at the site of the former Atlanta Street apartments. - photo by Scott Rogers
Local government has taken steps in recent years to address the affordable housing crunch in Gainesville, but just how far should that assistance extend? Some local governments across the country require developers to pay into a fund to support affordable housing development, for example. And others require that all new multifamily developments set aside a certain percentage of units for affordable housing based on federal income guidelines.