Debate on Section 8 is a symbolic exercise
The Champaign City Council split down the middle last week on the symbolic issue of forcing local landlords to participate in the federal government's Section 8 rent subsidy program.
So unless Council Member Marci Dodds changes her mind about abstaining on the issue, the proposal is dead. That's for the best.
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