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Summit County staff outline plan to create a local housing authority and data tools, council asks for budget and draft resolution
Summary
County staff presented a proposal to establish a Summit County Housing Authority, outlining legal formation options, a public-facing housing dashboard, a utility-allowance study, and potential grant and ADU strategies; the council asked staff to return with a budget and a draft adoption resolution.
Jeff Jones, presenting a staff report to the Summit County Council on June 26, described a proposal to form a Summit County Housing Authority to bring new tools and capacity to local housing work. He explained that housing authorities are created under Utah Code and can be established either by a city-and-county motion or by petition from electors. Jones said the authority would be started “and sort of grow…organically” and would focus initially on building data tools, a utility allowance assessment, and grant development.
Jones emphasized the need for accurate local housing data and proposed an online…
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