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EDA discusses affordable housing options, church and nonprofit land assets and potential development sites
Summary
Authority staff outlined discussions with faith-based organizations, Habitat for Humanity and others about using donated land and county-owned properties for affordable housing, and said public investment will likely be needed to produce affordable units.
Lancaster County economic development staff briefed the authority on ongoing work to identify land assets and partners for affordable housing development, including meetings with faith-based organizations, Habitat for Humanity and Bay Aging and consideration of county-owned properties.
The staff member said some local churches hold land assets and that recent action by the Virginia General Assembly (described at the meeting as "affirmative legislation") recognizes a pathway for faith-based institutions to support affordable housing on…
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