Workforce housing policy presented; council asks for financial scenarios and implementation steps

The Prescott Workforce Housing Committee presented a policy roadmap on Oct. 28, 2025, proposing a certification process and a suite of incentives intended to support households earning between 60% and 120% of area median income.

Nicole Kidney, chair of the Workforce Housing Committee, told council the committee began meeting in May 2023 and started developing policy language in October 2024 after extensive stakeholder outreach. The committee’s working definition of “workforce” targets the “missing middle”—households earning roughly 60%–120% of area median income. "For a family of four, using 2024 numbers, that's about $85,000," Kidney said as an example of the income band the policy would target.

The policy packages incentives on a sliding scale tied to the share of units in a project that meet workforce affordability. Those incentives include fee waivers or reimbursements (note: impact…