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New Orleans Housing Institute: Making the Most of Local Resources and Powers

Otis S. Johnson, Mayor of Savannah, Georgia, focused our attention on practical tools and techniques that are within the purview of local government. What can local policymakers accomplish using powers like land use and building regulation, infrastructure investments, tax increment financing, and special-purpose fees and set-asides.

Article from Times-Picayune about the Mayor’s seminar

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