Affordable Housing Workshop on Jan 25th

The City of Key West is holding an affordable housing workshop on Monday, January 25th from 1:30 to 4:40 in the City Hall Commission Chambers. The workshop features an expert panel in a question and answer format. Panelists include Randy Sterling, the director of the Key West Housing Authority; Anne Ray of the University of Florida’s Shimberg Center; E. Scott Pridgen, director of A.H. of Monroe County, Inc.; and Deborah Blinderman, an affordable housing consultant.

Topics to be addressed include and exploration of the housing we have, what we need, and how we achieve that.

The panel will also address the 3.2 acre parcel set aside for affordable housing in Bahama Village, accessory dwellings, and the redevelopment of the North Roosevelt Blvd. shopping centers.

For those who prefer to participate remotely, they can participate by phone at 1-312-626-6799 Meeting ID: 938 0807 5529 Passcode: 845022 or online at

https://zoom.us/j/93808075529pwd=bkxrOWoxWERXT1lBN2ptTUdsb0VVQT09 Passcode:

  1. The workshop will also be live-streamed on the City’s web page and televised on Comcast Channel 77 and AT&T Channel 99.

This workshop is a means of continuing to address community needs. The City recognizes the need for affordable housing and has taken several steps in an effort to alleviate the affordable housing crises by requiring affordable housing units be built with new developments, amending the Comprehensive Plan, and embarking on public private partnerships to construct new affordable units.

The City will continue its effort remedy the affordable housing cries by instituting new policy and code to incentivize well-planned affordable housing units across the city. One major step to the creation and redevelopment of affordable housing is engaging with the public to understand the current housing situation, housing needs, affordable housing desires, and how the City can aid in the development of affordable housing.

The City will continue to host several affordable housing workshops in addition to conducting surveys and other methods of public outreach.

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