LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Louisville is in need of more affordable housing, according to the city’s mayor.
“You name it, we need more housing in Louisville — every type, at every price range, in every neighborhood, and that’s what our administration is focused on doing,” said Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg on Wednesday.
Greenberg announced a goal last year for the city to create and preserve 15,000 affordable housing units by 2027. It’s called the ‘My Louisville Home‘ vision plan.
Greenberg said Wednesday that “affordable housing” is a term that means a lot of different things to a lot of different people.
“What I believe it means is that no one in Louisville should have to pay more than 30% of their income toward their housing,” he said. “Whether that’s rent, whether that’s a mortgage payment, including their utilities, what it costs to have a home.”
While the cost of housing has increased in recent years, …