TRAVERSE CITY — The City Commision held a special study session Monday night to talk about the housing crisis impacting the city and the state.

They heard presentations from several organizations to help address housing availability and affordability. They include:

Liz Keegan, Fair Housing Center of West Michigan

Keegan gave a presentation on how the city can remain compliant of the federal Fair Housing Act. She provided an overview of the act as well as several different forms of housing discrimination. She said local governments can engage in discrimination by being too restrictive when it comes to building certain types of new housing, especially for those of different backgrounds and lower income levels. Those decisions can often be influenced by members of the community. One of the

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