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Metropolitan Mayors Caucus presents draft housing action plan to University Park board

Village Board of University Park · September 12, 2025
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Summary

Metropolitan Mayors Caucus representatives presented a draft housing action plan to the University Park village board, outlining a five-step process, top needs (more housing construction; attracting local workers to live nearby; and more resources for residents) and next steps toward adoption.

Ben Schneley, manager of housing and community development initiatives for the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, presented a draft housing action plan to the University Park village board on the Homes for a Changing Region program and said the session was informational with adoption expected at a later meeting. "This is a process that we started back in November," Schneley said, describing the local outreach that informed the plan.

The plan, developed in partnership with the Homes for a Changing Region program, combines a housing needs assessment with recommended strategies. Nancy Ferber, the former mayor of Glenview who now works with the…

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