Interview with Cathy Reisenwitz who is the Co-Host of the Podcast “Housing for Huntsvillians” a project sponsored by Huntsville New Liberals, which Cathy founded in 2023. Over the past decade, Huntsville housing costs have soared in large part because its population has grown a lot faster than our housing stock. Cathy and her co-host, Rob Clark, are advocating that adding dense, abundant, affordable new housing will not only make Huntsville families more economically secure, but will reduce homelessness, poverty, and racial and economic inequalities. In addition, Cathy will argue that public health and the environment will be improved and, housing will boost innovation, economic growth, and economic mobility. In this episode we explore and discuss Cathy’s goal to end homelessness in Huntsville by the year 2026.
For more information, visit Cathy’s website https://cathyreisenwitz.com
To watch the Housing for Huntsvillians podcast, visit https://housingforhuntsvillians.com
For more information on Huntsville New Liberals, visit https://huntsvillenewliberals.com
Host/Interviewer: M. Troy Bye, Owner, Our Town Podcast Website: www.ourtownpodcast.net
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Episode Timeline:
00:00 Start
00:12 Gratitude for Huntsville
07:01 City Budget
08:53 Why People are Homeless
14:06 Homelessness as an Option
19:02 Sex Offenders
22:46 Housing First Initiatives
26:30 Using AI
28:35 Picture Pack
33:25 Zoning
35:03 Sweeps
41:30 Cult of Ownership
44:17 Shoutouts
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