Overland Park will repeal its current fair housing codes and take steps to reaffirm its ongoing commitment to supporting fair housing. On Wednesday, the Overland Park City Council Community Development Committee voted 5-0 to recommend approval of three measures attached to the fair housing affirmation. Taking these actions doesn’t mean the city has stopped supporting fair housing in Overland Park, but that it is putting all of the enforcement responsibilities back on the federal government, said Overland Park’s Grant Program Manager Ruanda McFerren. The action will also dissolve the Overland Park Fair Housing Committee, which hasn’t met in years.
Source: Shawnee Mission Post
