Parker’s $800M Housing Plan up in the Air as Negotiations Continue – Metro Philadelphia

Councilmember Isaiah Thomas says he ‘fundamentally’ disagrees with Mayor Cherelle Parker’s housing plan

Thomas’ comments were the most forceful condemnation of Parker's H.O.M.E. plan to date, and they came at the legislative eleventh hour.

Parker’s $800M housing plan up in the air as negotiations continue – Metro Philadelphia

Mayor Cherelle Parker’s ambitious housing plan appeared to be in jeopardy Wednesday afternoon, with at least a few City Council members expressing reservations over her proposal to borrow $800 million to fund the initiative. “I fundamentally disagree with H.O.M.E., and I don’t know if there’s anything that you could say to convince me right now that this is the direction that the City of Philadelphia needs to go in as far as investing a billion …