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Housing

Purpose

Adequate, safe, and decent housing is the most basic need of a community. The location of housing units and proximity to schools, stores and jobs  ontributes to the physical health of the residents. Diverse types of housing helps to give our communities a strong sense of place and contributes to our economic and social diversity.

Plan Objectives

Objective #1 - Maintain the existing affordable housing stock in the County.

Objective #2 - Increase the private sector production of affordable housing.

Objective #3Increase lower income residents’ ability to obtain and remain in affordable units.

Objective #4 -  Ensure housing for special populations and homeless.

Objective #5 - Achieve affordable housing goals in the most efficient, cost-effective manner by coordinating community resources.

Implementation Projects

 

Supporting Documents

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Housing

Goal

To provide safe, decent and affordable housing for the County residents focusing on the needs of lower income, work force and special needs populations.