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Ventura County Farmworkers Housing Study presented to Ojai council; survey finds shared housing and affordability pressures
Summary
City staff summarized phases two and three of a countywide study on farmworker housing, reporting farmworker surveys, employer surveys and stakeholder interviews that point to housing shortages, affordability strain and labor retention concerns.
City staff presented results from the Ventura County Farm Workers Housing Study, an ongoing multi-phase countywide effort to identify housing needs, recommend solutions and provide an implementation roadmap.
Lucas Seibert, Ojai community development director, told the council the study covers Phases 2 and 3 of a five-phase process that included stakeholder interviews, employer and worker surveys and focus groups. He said the last countywide study was done in 2002 and an updated,…
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