Oklahoma City residents will head to the polls in October to vote on a 2.7 billion dollar bond.

50 million dollars of the overall bond package will go toward housing.

Oklahoma City spokesperson Kristy Yager said housing costs in OKC are rising at a rapid pace and the impact is apparent.

“Oklahoma city's been watching this and trying to put more of our investment in housing so we can keep residents from falling into homelessness,” said Yager.

Affordable housing is a growing problem across the metro and Yager said the GO Bond can make a significant impact.

“A percentage of that $50 million is allocated to affordable housing, and that’s housing that we hope will keep people out of homelessness,” said Yager.

According to the Oklahoma City Point in Time Count in 2024, the unsheltered

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