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Council receives citywide housing strategy; members urge clearer affordability metrics and implementation timeline
Summary
The council voted to receive and file a citywide housing strategy and directed the city manager to prepare action items. Members praised parts of the strategy, raised concerns about consultant engagement with local housing partners, and requested a prioritized implementation plan and affordability metrics.
The Des Moines City Council voted to receive and file a citywide housing strategy and referred the document to the city manager for preparation of detailed action items and implementation steps. The vote to receive and file passed 7-0.
Council discussion ranged from support for nodes-and-corridors approaches and infill strategies to sharp criticism of how the consultant engaged local housing providers. Some council members called the report an "alarm" about the city's long-term fiscal sustainability if housing values and stock are not managed; others said the strategy provides useful data and a framework…
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