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Consultant presents Clarkdale housing needs assessment; estimates rental shortfall and long‑term senior housing demand
Summary
At a July 24 advisory meeting, consultant Martina Kiel outlined Clarkdale’s housing needs assessment, citing a need for roughly 190 low/moderate‑income rental units, about 66 middle‑income units, and an estimated 354 long‑term units to meet aging‑homeowner needs over the next decade. Committee members and residents discussed financing, developer margins and outreach strategies.
Martina Kiel, the consultant contracted by the Town of Clarkdale to prepare a housing plan, presented a housing needs assessment and recommended areas for action at a special meeting on July 24, 2025.
Kiel told the zoning code advisory committee that the state‑funded plan requires a needs assessment, outreach and an action plan, and that the governing body will be asked to adopt a resolution committing to implement the plan. “There’s also a requirement that the governing body adopt a resolution that they will implement the plan,” she said.
Why it matters: Kiel’s analysis seeks to align code updates with local housing needs as Clarkdale updates its zoning. The assessment identifies specific gaps in the local housing stock, affordability barriers for workers and older residents, and outreach steps the town can take before the draft action plan goes to council next year.
Kiel reviewed survey and demographic data collected for the assessment. The working group’s employer/workforce survey had 64 responses; Kiel said about 60% of respondents live in Clarkdale…
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