Affordable Housing A Problem In South Carolina Monday February 16, 2004 7:09am Should there be a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriages?  Yes  No  Undecided ___  ABC News 4 Interact  ___    • Signup for eNews Alerts    • ABC News 4 Pulse Poll    • Whats Your Opinion?    • Printable Version    • E-Mail This Story ___  Related Stories  ___ Dow Down 43 After Drop in Housing Starts Greenville (AP) - An affordable housing task force says many elected officials ignore the problem in South Carolina. The group issued a detailed list of more than 50 recommendations a year ago to improve the state's housing conditions, but most have not been implemented. Anita Floyd is a member of the task force who works for the University of South Carolina's Institute for Families. She wants someone to stand up and be a leader on the issue in the Legislature and the governor's office. The 44-member panel spent almost two years working on recommendations at the request of former Governor Jim Hodges. Governor Mark Sanford (website - news) 's spokesman says the governor is willing to listen to the recommendations. » Find More Articles Related To This One Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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