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County commissioner and homeless‑task‑force member discuss inclusionary housing, incentives and building‑code changes
Summary
At a town hall, Commissioner Jim Howell and members of the Homeless Task Force discussed options to expand affordable housing supply in Sedgwick County, including feasibility studies for inclusionary zoning, reinvestment incentives, code changes to lower construction costs and encouraging duplexes or smaller single‑family units.
Residents at a Feb. 1 town hall in Derby raised affordable‑housing concerns and asked the commission to consider inclusionary housing policies and other incentives to expand supply.
Faith Martin, a member of the Homeless Task Force housing subcommittee, told Commissioner Jim Howell the local housing shortage is driving appraisal increases and urged feasibility studies on inclusionary housing — policies that typically require or incent developers to include an…
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