AFFORDABLE HOUSING MATTERS

Affordable Housing Matters - Kody Glazer

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:45:32 -0300

Welcome to the Affordable Housing Matters Podcast with St. Johns Housing Partnership Executive Director Bill Lazar. Today’s guest is Kody Glazer. He is the Chief Legal and Policy Director of the Florida Housing Coalition, specializing in affordable housing law and policy advocacy.

His role involves providing technical and legal assistance to local governments, community organizations, and policymakers on various housing-related issues, including inclusionary housing policies, community land trusts, and fair housing.

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Affordable Housing Matters - Carl Cricco

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 17:46:18 -0300

The latest episode of Affordable Housing Matters with St. Johns Housing Partnership Executive Director Bill Lazar features United Way of St. Johns/Putnam County Executive Director Carl Cricco.

They discuss the challenges of creating and finding clean, safe, affordable housing in Northeast Florida, and disaster preparation, recovery and relief.

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Affordable Housing Matters Episode 3 (Aliyah Meyer)

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 01:01:06 -0300

Welcome to the Affordable Housing Matters Podcast with St. Johns Housing Partnership Executive Director Bill Lazar and today’s special guest from the St. Johns Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Coordinator Aliyah Meyer.

The affordable housing crises is affecting business and well as individuals in St. Johns County. The St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce is asking residents and employers to share their firsthand experiences regarding housing challenges in the county, and we learn more about the Chamber’s Attainable Housing Coalition and other Chamber initiatives.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING MATTERS, Episode 2 (Alex Mansur)

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 23:29:17 -0300

GUEST: Alex Mansur, Chairman, St, Johns County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee

Welcome to Affordable Housing Matters Podcast with St. Johns Housing Partnership Executive Director Bill Lazar and guest Alex Mansur. Alex is chairman of the St. Johns County Affordable Housing Committee and past president and current board member, Habitat for Humanity of St. Augustine/St. Johns County Inc. He is also a local business leader. Owner of AM Inspections, Alex is a certified, licensed, and insured residential and commercial home and building inspector who has been providing inspections to Northeast Florida since 2014.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING MATTERS, Episode 1 (Anne Ray)

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:47:19 -0400

Hosted by Bill Lazar, executive director of the St. Johns Housing Partnership in St. Augustine, Fla., the series digs into the trends, strategies, and mindsets that face communities, housing leaders, the government, builders, developers and architects in creating and maintaining affordable housing.

The inaugural episode features Anne Ray, the manager of the Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse at University of Florida's Shimberg Center for Housing Studies.