On Tuesday evening, over 70 people came to Steinhafel's in Waukesha to support our campaign for a housing trust fund in Waukesha County, the Creating Communities Campaign. Those in attendance were primarily members of faith groups and nonprofit organizations, and also included developers and representatives of local and state governmental agencies. Thanks to all those who attended to display community concern for the crucial issue of affordable housing in our county. We are also thankful to the Adaptive Community Approach Program for its donation of wonderful hearty snacks for the event.
So, what happens next? Representatives of the Affordable Housing Task Force have a preliminary meeting scheduled with County Executive Daniel Vrakas on December 16, to present the proposal for a Waukesha County housing trust fund. Prior to that meeting, let's bring to his attention that the community is supportive of this effort. To do so, go to the bottom of our web page for his e-mail address and examples of talking points to raise. In your e-mail, please thank County Executive Vrakas for considering legislation to create a housing trust fund to address the lack of affordable housing in our county.
The next meeting of the Affordable Housing Task Force is next Wed., Dec. 10 at 10 a.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Brookfield. Join us if you can. Also feel free to reply with any questions or comments you have.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
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Congratulations on this successful kick-off!!! The obstacles that the Campaign has ahead are huge - but not insurmountable.
I'd like to paraphrase Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - "We're going to make this an open county because it's right. We're going to make this an open county because it's practical. We're going to make this an open county, because it's sound economics. We're going to make this an open county, because we're tired of being humiliated."
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