Tiny Florida city faces big housing shortage
Community split on whether problem should be solved with new homes or the historic ones that are its legacy
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THE tiny city of Apalachicola, Florida, is well known in preservationist circles for its abundance of restored 19th-century buildings, but when it comes to affordable housing, the Gulf Coast community comes up short.
"Twenty-eight per cent of the population in Franklin County pays 40 per cent of its income for housing," said Jeffrey Sharkey, a political consultant from Tallahassee, Florida.
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