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Candidates discuss aging housing stock and affordability; propose assistance, outreach and manufactured‑housing options
Summary
At the town hall, candidates recommended stepped code enforcement, easier access to repair programs and exploration of manufactured housing and alternative housing types to address affordability and aging homes.
Candidates at the Medina town hall discussed the city’s aging housing stock, code enforcement and ways to make repairs more feasible for residents on limited incomes.
Jim Shields described a problem‑solving approach from the city code inspector that starts with outreach and education before enforcement and said the city could expand assistance programs, including lists of…
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