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Council approves contract for citywide housing study; staff to form steering committee
Summary
City council voted to hire Community Scale for a citywide housing study designed to assess affordability gaps and recommend policy tools such as missing‑middle housing.
City council voted to authorize a contract with the consulting firm Community Scale to produce a citywide housing study intended to assess Hilliard’s housing needs, affordability gaps and policy options over roughly a 12‑month engagement.
Staff framed the study as a response to regionwide population growth that is outpacing housing production; staff said Hilliard represents about 1.66% of the Central Ohio population cited in recent studies and that regional projections imply significant new housing needs over the coming decade. Staff also described the concept of “missing middle”…
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