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City staff outline housing needs, shortfalls and new incentives; Salt Flats site proposed for hundreds of units
Summary
Staff summarized local housing data, gaps in affordable units, housing‑related incentives and a city‑led Salt Flats land acquisition proposed for several hundred units; staff also reviewed ADU incentives, tenant education and the public housing waitlist.
City staff on Wednesday briefed the Grand Junction City Council on housing needs, strategies and recent actions the city has taken to increase housing supply and affordability.
Ashley Chambers, housing manager for the city, summarized recent local housing data and the city’s updated housing strategy. Chambers said the city uses HUD’s area median income (AMI) benchmarks and defined affordable rental housing as income‑restricted units serving households at 60% AMI and below (for ownership, staff said 100% AMI is the standard point for ownership affordability). She said the local median rent is about $1,500 and that median home price has risen to about $420,000.
Chambers noted vacancy rates are very low (10‑year average roughly 1.9–3%), the Grand Junction Housing Authority…
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