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Julia Kirk

Oct 21, 2026

10:41
you know in terms of our unhoused population um really commanding attention in the community not always for the best reasons and not always in the best light but um you know can you talk about this land banking um concept uh because it is new i haven't heard well i don't know if it's new but you know it's not something i've heard of um but it would be interesting um you know to see how that could apply in communities like norman that have a large Like large swaths of empty commercial real estate and other areas like that.
11:14
Yeah, great point.
11:15
So, yeah, land banking is something that's grown and it's being tried in a lot of communities across the country.
11:20
Some of them have, I think, a couple decades of experience or longer.
11:24
I think the goal is locally led.
11:29
And basically, how do you convert vacant, abandoned, difficult to redevelop properties into, I mean, I'm emphasizing affordable housing.
11:36
Of course, some communities could redevelop into other things.

18 MINS LATER

29:13
Yeah, that's

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