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Planning commission presses for 'missing middle' housing tools and incentives
Summary
Commissioners and staff focused on attainable and 'missing middle' housing: repurposing existing buildings, fee waivers, tax incentives and a potential housing work group were discussed as tools to create starter homes and workforce housing.
Commissioners used the Jan. 17 work session to press staff on the plan’s treatment of attainable housing and the so-called "missing middle." Several commissioners said the county’s role should focus on removing barriers and providing incentives so builders can deliver smaller starter homes at lower price points.
"We're losing 35% of our young population going elsewhere because they can't afford to live here," a commissioner said during discussion of workforce…
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