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Wake County holds public hearing on HUD consolidated plan; staff seeks comment before final adoption
Summary
Deputy Housing Director Alicia Arnold presented Wake County's draft 2025–2030 consolidated plan and 2025 annual action plan, describing outreach and priority goals; the board voted to receive comments and keep the public comment period open ahead of final approval.
Wake County held a public hearing April 21 on draft housing plans the county will submit to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: a five‑year consolidated plan (2025–2030) and an annual action plan for 2025.
Alicia Arnold, deputy housing director in the county’s Housing Affordability and Community Revitalization Department, summarized the outreach that informed the draft: five public meetings, engagement with more than 51 stakeholder groups, and about 160 survey responses since October. Arnold said the draft keeps the county’s priorities largely unchanged: increase and preserve affordable housing, reduce obstacles to housing affordability, and support low‑ and moderate‑income communities.
Arnold summarized key data cited in the plan: rent costs rose about 37% over the past five years while incomes grew…
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