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Summit County adopts resolution to create housing authority; council requires implementing ordinance by Jan. 31, 2025
Summary
Council adopted Resolution 2024‑30 to create a Summit County Housing Authority, keeping findings that unsafe dwellings and a shortage of affordable housing exist; the council struck several statutory sections from the resolution and directed staff to return an implementing ordinance by Jan. 31, 2025 for final governance details and appointments.
Summit County Council voted to adopt a resolution declaring the need for and authorizing the creation of a Summit County Housing Authority, a first step the council said will allow the county to form an independent body focused on affordable and attainable housing.
Jeff Jones (speaker 15), who presented the resolution, told the council the resolution must include two legal findings under state law: that unsafe or unsanitary dwelling accommodations exist and that a shortage of safe, affordable housing exists for medium‑ and low‑income residents. He outlined…
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