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State housing adviser outlines market pressures, preservation and public‑land opportunities
Summary
A senior housing adviser briefed the subcommittee on the state housing shortage, preservation of deeply affordable units, and potential use of underutilized public lands and infrastructure strategies to support more entry‑level housing.
Steve Waldrop, senior adviser (housing), briefed the subcommittee on statewide housing affordability, preservation of deeply affordable units and potential strategies to increase entry‑level ownership opportunities using public assets.
Waldrop said Utah faces a growing shortage of attainable housing and described several initiatives to respond: preserving existing low‑income units at risk of losing deed restrictions, advancing shared‑equity and workforce housing programs, exploring transit‑adjacent public land for housing development, and rethinking regional infrastructure financing so development can pay for…
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