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Michelle Mayer outlines Northpointe workforce-housing plan, seeks partners
Summary
Town staff presented a Northpointe workforce-housing plan focused on multifamily rental housing with on-site supports (child care, financial literacy, wellness, community garden) and transit connections; a 7-acre Muddy Creek site was identified and the RFQ was extended to May 6 as the town moves toward an RFP and shortlist.
Michelle Mayer, a town staff member, presented program updates on Actions 8.4 and 8.5 and described the town's Northpointe workforce-housing model for Hilton Head Island, saying it aims to pair housing with child care, financial education and health-and-wellness programming.
The plan centers on a multifamily rental development with on-site supports intended to help residents progress toward homeownership. "This will be a multi family development," Mayer said, adding the model also invites financial institutions to "provide courses and classes" to help residents save and eventually buy homes. Mayer identified child-care access, an early-childhood center, financial-literacy courses, fitness programs and a community garden among the focal amenities.
Mayer emphasized transit connections…
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