Lancaster City Council approved first readings of three ordinances April 23 that aim to bring 72 affordable housing apartments and 321 single-family homes to the city in the next few years.
All three ordinances passed unanimously, 5-0. Council members Kenny Hood and Hazel Taylor were absent.
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