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Johnson County discussion proposes incremental steps, infrastructure partnerships to enable up to 950 non‑metro housing units
Summary
Consultants briefed the Johnson County Board of Supervisors Sept. 10 on a housing assessment for the county's unincorporated areas and six small cities, recommending about 950 new units over 10 years and a set of incremental policy, zoning and infrastructure actions; the board asked staff to refine recommendations and perform a zoning audit.
Consultants and county staff presented findings Sept. 10 to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors on barriers and preliminary recommendations to increase housing in the county—s nonmetro area and six small cities. Jeff Souser, a consultant with Community Scale, told the board the study recommends pursuing a target of about 950 new housing units over the next 10 years for the study area.
Why it matters: Supervisors said availability of housing in the nonmetro area affects municipal partnerships, school enrollments and the county—s capacity to retain residents; staff emphasized that most options require municipal water or sewer and that allowing housing without infrastructure risks long‑term public‑health and maintenance problems.
The consultant summarized known constraints: lack of public water and sewer limits density in unincorporated areas; construction and lot costs are rising; there is limited site inventory and land release often depends on farm retirements; and home insurance and high interest rates have tightened…
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