ACCESS SARASOTA
TO AIR SARASOTA’S FIRST
PUBLIC HOUSING CONFERENCE
Sarasota, FL: Access Sarasota, the government
access channel for the City of Sarasota and Sarasota County,
will provide live coverage of Sarasota’s first Public
Housing Conference on Friday, March 14, 2008 beginning
at 2:00pm. The event is sponsored by the resident councils
of Sarasota’s subsidized housing complexes.
The conference will feature presentations by national
speakers, including the former Deputy Assistant Secretary
for HUD, the Director of Resident Services from Washington,
D.C.’s Housing Authority and the Executive Director
of the Massachusetts Union of Public Housing Tenants, Inc.
Topics will include resident councils, housing regulations,
tenants’ rights and services for residents.
The morning session of the conference will be videotaped
and the entire day’s event will be shown on Access
Sarasota at a later date. For Access Sarasota program schedule
information, visit www.sarasotagov.com.
Access Sarasota can be found on Comcast channel 19 and
Verizon channel 32. City Commission and Board of County
Commission meetings can be seen live and replays are scheduled
throughout the week. Access Sarasota provides original
issue oriented City and County programming, including the
popular award winning show “City Life”.
For more information, please contact:
John Nopper, Public Broadcasting Coordinator 941-954-4160
John.Nopper@sarasotagov.com
