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Southern Pines staff lays out five pathways to gently boost housing supply; council asks for priorities
Summary
Planning staff presented five policy pathways to expand ‘missing‑middle’ and workforce housing and asked council to prioritize them; staff proposed an initial goal to test whether regulatory reforms can deliver 30 workforce units in the 80–120% AMI band.
At the Southern Pines Town Council March work session, planning staff asked elected officials to steer a multi‑pathway effort aimed at expanding housing types and prices the town currently lacks.
Staff said the project grew from a December directive to implement portions of the town’s comprehensive plan and that a focus group of builders, realtors, Habitat for Humanity representatives, lenders and local developers helped shape five possible “pathways” the town could pursue. Elena, a member of the project team, said the group included local stakeholders such as Kelly Adams (MCRA), Colin Webster and Seth Nudas of the Moore County Home Builders Association.
The pathways include regulatory reforms to allow more…
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