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Reno County accepts RDG housing study; sets public hearing on Neighborhood Revitalization Program and approves residential housing incentive agreement
Summary
The Board of Reno County Commissioners accepted a housing study by RDG Planning & Design, directed staff to use the study as an exhibit for a Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP) and set a public hearing, and approved a separate development agreement to incentivize residential housing growth.
The Reno County Board of Commissioners voted to accept a housing study prepared by RDG Planning and Design and to advance two related initiatives: setting a public hearing on a Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP) and approving a development agreement intended to encourage residential housing growth.
The study, presented by Amy Haas of RDG Planning and Design, provides a market analysis and community input that the firm used to estimate future housing needs and recommend policy strategies. “We come out to a demand of about 2,000 units,” Haas told the commission during her presentation.
The study’s nut graf: Commissioners said the document will be used as a supporting exhibit for local incentive policy work and as a tool when applying for state housing programs. County staff recommended adding the RDG study to the NRP preamble to justify the policy’s focus on preserving and rehabilitating older housing stock.
Amy Haas summarized the study’s principal findings, saying the county likely experienced a census undercount in…
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