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Montgomery County reviews 'attainable' housing tools, funding options and zoning levers
Summary
County staff described a multi-pronged approach to increase housing that is affordable or attainable to local workers, emphasizing use of federal/state grants, local funds, home‑trust preservation tools and zoning/regulatory tools to lower development costs.
County staff presented housing strategies on Oct. 6 and told the Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission that Montgomery County needs additional housing across the affordability spectrum, and that no single policy will suffice.
Chris, county staff, framed the discussion around “attainable” housing and noted that many local workers fall within income ranges that make housing costly relative to other basic needs. Chris said staff uses a common benchmark that households should pay no more than 30% of income on housing costs and that many local workers fall into income bands near 80% of area median income — a common target for subsidized programs.
Programs and local tools
Staff reviewed existing and potential funding and program tools: the federal HOME program…
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