By Julian Emerson
The 2020 Eau Claire city budget includes not only money to address a shortage of affordable housing but also the addition of another employee whose tasks will include work on that topic.
The budget approved last week by the City Council calls for spending $700,000 toward creating more affordable housing in the city.
Next year’s budget also calls for creating a new associate planner position. The duties of the person hired for that job would include work on affordable housing and neighborhood outreach.
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