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Tiverton to hire monitoring agent to count manufactured homes toward affordable-housing goal
Summary
Council approved engaging a managing agent to track manufactured homes so the town can count them toward its low- and moderate-income housing stock under revised rules; staff said the service will cost a few thousand dollars annually and could help close the gap toward a 10% state goal (town currently ~4.86%).
The Tiverton Town Council approved engaging a monitoring agent to identify and count manufactured homes that qualify for inclusion in the town’s low- and moderate-income housing stock, an incremental measure intended to move the town closer to the state’s 10% goal.
Town staff told the council that rule changes allow manufactured homes to be counted at a partial credit (staff cited 0.5 per unit) and estimated the town currently sits at about 4.86% toward the 10% target. Planning staff estimated the monitoring service would cost "a couple thousand dollars a year." Councilors said the measure will assist with annual reporting to the state planning office and could add modest progress toward the housing goal.
The motion to engage the agent passed unanimously; staff will return with a contract and annual reporting plan. The council noted that some trailer parks may count as grouped units rather than individual units, and the monitoring will document eligibility and prepare submissions to the state.
Next steps: procure monitoring services, begin annual counts and reporting to the state planning office; staff to report back on contract and cost.
