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Civic Federation and county board discuss housing supply, conversions and affordable-housing tools
Summary
Discussion covered office-to-residential conversions, Barcroft redevelopment timelines, Langston Boulevard planning, and calls for a housing-capacity tracker and exploration of alternative affordable-housing tools.
Civic Federation housing committee members and county officials used the joint meeting to review housing trends, ask the county to develop a clearer housing-capacity tracking tool, and discuss office-to-residential conversions and committed affordable housing strategies.
Federation housing co-chair (Civic Federation) summarized recent housing indicators: county population growth resumed after the pandemic, housing stock has increased, mortgage rates remain elevated and commercial vacancy has risen—factors that together produce pressure on property tax rates and housing affordability. "We have been engaging staff and hope to…
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