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Verde Valley community group outlines plan for 45 affordable homes, land trust

Yavapai County Board of Supervisors · April 15, 2026
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The Verde Valley Community Development Organization told the Yavapai County Board it received a 14-acre donation valued at about $550,000 and plans 45 single-family homes through a community land trust for households at about 150% of AMI; the board and presenters discussed resale restrictions and permitting limits.

Mary Shaquen, executive director of the Verde Valley Community Development Organization, briefed the board on regional housing work and a land-trust project the organization is developing.

Shaquen said the group has created a countywide ‘‘developable land’’ GIS layer, conducted regional planning and formed a housing advisory committee. She described the land-trust model the organization is pursuing and said a donor in November gave the organization 14…

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