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Newton highlights affordable-housing pipeline and incentives in annual housing report
Summary
City staff reviewed Newton's housing pipeline, including Mennonite Housing's Harvest Point expansion and Fox Ridge development, and explained state legislative changes to Kansas' affordable-housing tax credits. Commissioners discussed trade-offs between tax abatements and long-term tax-base growth.
City staff presented the 2025 annual housing report to the Newton City Commission, detailing multiple active projects and programs intended to expand affordable and market-rate housing.
Zach, the staff presenter, described Mennonite Housing's Harvest Point (phase 1 complete) as a low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) project with 32 doors and a valuation cited at a little over $6 million; he reported that Mennonite Housing Rehabilitation Services secured a 2026 YTECH award of $436,000 with a matching Kansas affordable housing tax credit of $436,000 to support a phase‑2 that will add 28 senior units. Staff said the commission supported a fee waiver for the project to help it proceed.
Zach also reviewed Fox Ridge (market-rate…
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