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Nevada Housing Coalition director urges Fernley planners to pair housing growth with infrastructure planning
Summary
Maurice Page, executive director of the Nevada Housing Coalition, told the Fernley Planning Commission the state faces a large affordable-housing shortfall and highlighted recent bills including Assembly Bill 540, urging local coordination on infrastructure and funding to meet rising housing demand.
Maurice Page, executive director of the Nevada Housing Coalition, told the Fernley Planning Commission that Nevada faces a substantial shortfall of affordable housing and that local officials must align housing approvals with infrastructure and revenue planning.
Page told commissioners the Coalition — a statewide 501(c)(3) established in 2019 — has helped secure roughly $750,000,000 in housing resources and supported about 6,000 new homes statewide. "Affordable housing refers to housing that is that costs no more than greater than 30% of a person's gross income, including rent, mortgage payments, and utilities," Page said, describing HUD's affordability threshold and the consequences of cost burden for renters.
He summarized statewide data, saying…
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