The Sadowski/Workforce Housing Coalition hosted a press conference on Wednesday, March 26 at 9 a.m. to emphasize the importance of spending housing trust fund money on housing.   

Later at 1 p.m., Florida lawmakers, people in need of affordable housing, and members of the Sadowski Coalition formed a rally to celebrate Florida’s Affordable Housing Day on the steps of the Old Capitol Building.  The large group called on the Legislature to use Florida’s housing trust fund money for housing.Lawmakers have capped the trust funds and with the repeal of the cap not expected to pass in the 2008 session, Florida will never again have the money to put into housing that it has now.  Florida has a one-time opportunity to jumpstart its economy with the monies from the Florida state and local housing trust funds.  Rally participants called on the legislature to refrain from raiding the housing trust funds to fill budget deficits.  Spending housing money on housing will provide a $6.2 billion dollar economic stimulus for the State of Florida.