Leaders unite at affordable housing forum to tackle land scarcity in Southern Nevada
News 3 Las Vegas
[{'start': '2.240', 'end': '6.080', 'text': 'summit meeting today in downtown Las'}, {'start': '4.080', 'end': '8.160', 'text': 'Vegas to address the critical shortage'}, {'start': '6.080', 'end': '10.080', 'text': 'of affordable housing here in southern'}, {'start': '8.160', 'end': '11.920', 'text': 'Nevada. Yeah. The goal put lawmakers'}, {'start': '10.080', 'end': '13.599', 'text': 'together all in the same room with'}, {'start': '11.920', 'end': '15.440', 'text': 'bankers, developers, and other'}, {'start': '13.599', 'end': '17.920', 'text': 'stakeholders to address that growing'}, {'start': '15.440', 'end': '20.080', 'text': "demand. News 3's Steve Wolver Wolfford"}, {'start': '17.920', 'end': '22.080', 'text': 'is live near Fremont and Eastern with'}, {'start': '20.080', 'end': '25.199', 'text': 'more on the regional affordable housing'}, {'start': '22.080', 'end': '26.720', 'text': 'forum. Housing.'}, {'start': '25.199', 'end': '29.279', 'text': 'Yeah, it was quite an event today.'}, {'start': '26.720', 'end': '31.039', 'text': 'Behind me is one of several new'}, {'start': '29.279', 'end': '32.719', 'text': 'affording affordable housing'}, {'start': '31.039', 'end': '34.239', 'text': 'developments that are getting getting'}, {'start': '32.719', 'end': '37.920', 'text': 'way here in Clark County. This one'}, {'start': '34.239', 'end': '40.960', 'text': 'happens to be at 28th Street and Sunrise'}, {'start': '37.920', 'end': '43.440', 'text': 'and uh it will add about 120 units to'}, {'start': '40.960', 'end': '46.160', 'text': 'the affordable housing inventory. For'}, {'start': '43.440', 'end': '48.800', 'text': "locals like Jonte Swazer, they can't"}, {'start': '46.160', 'end': '50.239', 'text': 'build these fast enough.'}, {'start': '48.800', 'end': '51.360', 'text': "I'm stay with my mom right now. So it"}, {'start': '50.239', 'end': '53.680', 'text': "and I'm looking for a place cuz I'm"}, {'start': '51.360', 'end': '55.039', 'text': "about to have a baby. So, um, yeah, it's"}, {'start': '53.680', 'end': '57.360', 'text': 'really hard to find a place to stay'}, {'start': '55.039', 'end': '59.520', 'text': "that's decent and, you know, affordable."}, {'start': '57.360', 'end': '61.760', 'text': 'Affordable and in a safe community to'}, {'start': '59.520', 'end': '63.359', 'text': 'start raising her new baby. A lot of the'}, {'start': '61.760', 'end': '65.040', 'text': 'environments that are decent, well,'}, {'start': '63.359', 'end': '66.640', 'text': 'affordable are really not in a good'}, {'start': '65.040', 'end': '69.280', 'text': "environment. So, it's like I don't know"}, {'start': '66.640', 'end': '71.119', 'text': 'what to do. To help Jay and thousands'}, {'start': '69.280', 'end': '73.200', 'text': 'like her, local leaders got together at'}, {'start': '71.119', 'end': '75.760', 'text': 'the Lou Ruvo Center today with'}, {'start': '73.200', 'end': '78.400', 'text': 'executives from the banking industry and'}, {'start': '75.760', 'end': '80.799', 'text': 'top housing developers to build on the'}, {'start': '78.400', 'end': '83.520', 'text': 'momentum of the first two years of the'}, {'start': '80.799', 'end': '85.759', 'text': 'regional affordable housing forum. Five'}, {'start': '83.520', 'end': '88.000', 'text': 'area mayors who took part in one panel'}, {'start': '85.759', 'end': '90.479', 'text': 'discussion say one key step to more'}, {'start': '88.000', 'end': '93.840', 'text': 'affordable housing is acquiring more'}, {'start': '90.479', 'end': '95.840', 'text': 'land to build on. 87% of the state of'}, {'start': '93.840', 'end': '97.920', 'text': 'Nevada is owned by the federal'}, {'start': '95.840', 'end': '100.799', 'text': 'government. So, it does create'}, {'start': '97.920', 'end': '102.880', 'text': 'challenges for all of us. The feds own'}, {'start': '100.799', 'end': '106.799', 'text': "the land. So, that's why it's important"}, {'start': '102.880', 'end': '108.799', 'text': 'that the BLM um release more land to the'}, {'start': '106.799', 'end': '111.040', 'text': 'municipalities. Another piece of the'}, {'start': '108.799', 'end': '114.079', 'text': 'puzzle, money. Over the last couple'}, {'start': '111.040', 'end': '116.960', 'text': 'years, Clark County itself has allocated'}, {'start': '114.079', 'end': '118.799', 'text': 'over $280 million towards affordable'}, {'start': '116.960', 'end': '120.719', 'text': 'housing de, you know, leveraging a'}, {'start': '118.799', 'end': '122.399', 'text': 'billion dollars of development, uh,'}, {'start': '120.719', 'end': '124.719', 'text': 'which also is ultimately helping to'}, {'start': '122.399', 'end': '127.280', 'text': 'bring over 5,000 new and rehabilitated'}, {'start': '124.719', 'end': '128.959', 'text': 'units on board. The affordable housing'}, {'start': '127.280', 'end': '131.920', 'text': 'developer working on the project at'}, {'start': '128.959', 'end': '134.800', 'text': 'Sunrise and 28th along with another 80'}, {'start': '131.920', 'end': '137.200', 'text': 'units at Duncan and Edwards say forums'}, {'start': '134.800', 'end': '139.840', 'text': 'like this will keep Clark County on a'}, {'start': '137.200', 'end': '142.160', 'text': 'fast track to meet the demand for more'}, {'start': '139.840', 'end': '145.680', 'text': 'affordable housing. When you team up'}, {'start': '142.160', 'end': '148.160', 'text': "with um the banks and you're a developer"}, {'start': '145.680', 'end': '150.160', 'text': "and you're teaming up with local uh"}, {'start': '148.160', 'end': '153.000', 'text': 'government officials, then again, it'}, {'start': '150.160', 'end': '155.200', 'text': 'makes it easier to to um get things'}, {'start': '153.000', 'end': '156.879', 'text': 'reszoned so that you can build the'}, {'start': '155.200', 'end': '160.760', 'text': "housing that it's that everyone agrees"}, {'start': '156.879', 'end': '160.760', 'text': "it's it's important."}, {'start': '161.200', 'end': '165.519', 'text': 'Mayor Berkeley told me the shortage of'}, {'start': '163.840', 'end': '167.840', 'text': 'affordable housing is a little bit of a'}, {'start': '165.519', 'end': '170.160', 'text': "paradox because she says it's the result"}, {'start': '167.840', 'end': '172.560', 'text': 'of Southern Nevada being a desirable'}, {'start': '170.160', 'end': '174.720', 'text': "place to live. That's why events like"}, {'start': '172.560', 'end': '177.200', 'text': "today's forum are important to keep"}, {'start': '174.720', 'end': '179.440', 'text': 'politicians on the same page with the'}, {'start': '177.200', 'end': '181.680', 'text': 'people who do the financing and the'}, {'start': '179.440', 'end': '183.680', 'text': 'building so we can see more projects'}, {'start': '181.680', 'end': '185.920', 'text': 'like the one behind me happen in the'}, {'start': '183.680', 'end': '188.640', 'text': 'coming months and years. Reporting live,'}, {'start': '185.920', 'end': '190.159', 'text': 'Steve Wolfford, News 3. Back to you. We'}, {'start': '188.640', 'end': '192.000', 'text': 'can certainly understand, Steve, why so'}, {'start': '190.159', 'end': '194.239', 'text': 'many people like ourselves love living'}, {'start': '192.000', 'end': '194.239', 'text': 'here.'}]