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High Point presents five‑year housing strategy aiming to preserve or produce about 5,000 units; funding and preservation highlighted
Summary
City staff presented a six‑pillar, five‑year housing strategy that targets roughly 5,000 units through preservation, production, workforce housing, homeownership and supportive housing, while flagging funding uncertainty and reliance on federal and partner resources.
City of High Point staff presented a five‑year housing strategy on Jan. 6 that sets a goal of preserving or producing approximately 5,000 housing units through public–private partnerships and federal, state and local funding.
Nina Wilson, the Community Development and Housing director, said the strategy is a six‑pillar framework that starts with preservation and rehabilitation and moves through production, attainable workforce housing, homeownership and wealth building, supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness, and systems, policy and funding alignment. "This plan will move High Point from planning to implementation, and it is aligned with the High Point 2045 comprehensive plan and the housing needs assessment," Wilson said.
Wilson warned the committee that Low‑Income Housing Tax Credit awards are competitive and that the city…
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