VOICE (Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement) will challenge County Board Chair Jay Fisette Nov. 13 to ensure the county takes action starting this year on affordable-housing development.
At a public assembly at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 1601 S. 13th Road from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m., the coalition will demand that Fisette re-commit to his declared, but unfulfilled, affordable-housing priority this year, asking that public land be used for affordable housing and to press for board adoption of strategies to add within five years 1,500 units that are affordable for residents making 50 percent or less of area median income.
VOICE is a multi-faith, non-partisan citizens power organization comprised of about 45 religious and community institutions representing more than 125,000 families in Alexandria and Arlington, Fairfax, and Prince William counties. For information on the organization, see www.voice-iaf.org.