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City of Champaign official tells housing authority the city needs 7,000 units by 2035
Summary
Jennifer Carlson, neighborhood programs manager for the City of Champaign, presented preliminary study findings that the city has a roughly 2% rental vacancy rate and needs about 7,000 housing units by 2035, urging partnerships with the housing authority to serve lowest‑income households.
Jennifer Carlson, Neighborhood Programs Manager for the City of Champaign, told the housing authority board the city's consultant-led housing needs analysis shows a tight rental market and long-term construction needs.
Carlson said the city's rental vacancy rate is about 2% — well below the common healthy benchmark of 5–7% — and that…
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