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Evanston committee hears broad public support, targeted concerns on draft Housing for All plan
Summary
At an Oct. 21 Housing and Community Development Committee meeting, staff summarized more than 675 public survey responses on the draft Housing for All strategic plan and outlined 14 recommendations for refining the draft; residents and advocates urged clearer timelines, stronger anti-displacement measures and funding details.
The Housing and Community Development Committee discussed public feedback on the city’s draft Housing for All strategic plan at a meeting Oct. 21, where staff said more than 675 people responded to an open comment form and recommended a set of edits to make the plan more actionable.
City staff presented a data-driven summary of the survey responses and asked the committee for direction on 14 draft changes, including consolidating and prioritizing strategies, adding maps and charts for readability, expanding the plan’s discussion of student and senior housing needs, and strengthening the plan’s implementation and reporting sections.
The committee heard a string of public comments both in person and online. Sarah Peterson, executive director of Open Communities, described the draft as “thoughtful” and urged the committee to add timelines and measurable benchmarks so the plan “moves from aspiration to action.”…
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