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Lawrence housing production plan tabled after questions about data and enforcement
Summary
The Lawrence City Housing Committee voted to table the proposed Housing Production Plan after committee members raised concerns about data accuracy, affordable housing trends and the city's approach to unlawful rental units; staff said the plan is tied to state "housing choice" grants but recommended more time for review.
The Lawrence City Housing Committee on Wednesday voted to table a proposed Housing Production Plan after members said they needed more time to review the data and its implications for the city.
The plan, presented by planning staff, is intended to guide housing production over the next five years and to help the city qualify as a state-designated "housing choice" community, which gives municipalities access to a separate pool of housing choice grant funds, staff said.
Planning staff said, "When you are designated as a housing choice community, you get access to housing choice grants from the state," and described those grants as able to fund infrastructure such as water and sewer work and planning studies for…
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