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CCRPC advisory group weighs higher housing targets for second phase of Building Homes Together campaign
Summary
CCRPC staff told the Planning Advisory Committee they are considering raising the region's housing target to roughly 1,000 homes per year and increasing the share designated affordable to about 25% after five years of the Building Homes Together campaign; staff will seek stakeholder feedback before a formal launch.
Regina Mahony, Planning Program Manager for the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, told the Planning Advisory Committee on Sept. 8 that while the region met the campaign's total construction targets over the first five years, key housing indicators — vacancy rates, homeownership inventory, rates of cost‑burdened households and homelessness — have not improved.
Melanie Needle, Senior Planner, presented 2020 housing numbers and five‑year averages and…
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