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Cheyenne County joins Love Kansas program, wins housing grant and will launch housing assessment
Summary
County officials said Cheyenne County was accepted into the Kansas Department of Commerce Love Kansas workforce program and received a housing grant from the Office of Rural Prosperity; staff will use a housing-assessment tool and hold a community meeting Nov. 21.
Cheyenne County has been accepted into the Kansas Department of Commerce's Love Kansas workforce recruitment program and received a housing grant through the Office of Rural Prosperity, county staff told commissioners.
Chris, a county representative, said the Love Kansas program aims to attract young people back to rural communities and that the county will pursue outreach and alumni-based recruitment. The housing grant allowed the county to hire a part-time staffer, Lisa Krull (also referenced as Lisa Kramer), to lead housing work for one year. The first task will be a Housing Assessment Tool (HAT) survey in which a committee will physically assess housing stock to determine needs (low-income, moderate-income, apartments, tax-incentive eligibility).
Staff announced a community meeting on Nov. 21 to explain the process, seek local input and begin identifying appropriate incentives and grants. The presenter said social-media debate about property taxes had come up, and clarified the county's work focuses on housing needs and incentives rather than property-tax increases.
The county said the HAT and subsequent analysis will inform which tax incentives and grants best match local housing requirements; staff asked for community participation at the upcoming meeting.
