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Prescott City workforce housing committee disbanded; members urge council to fund grant-writing staff
Summary
Prescott City’s Workforce Housing Committee met one final time after council directed staff to move implementation and dissolve the committee. Committee members urged officials to fund a dedicated grant-writing position, pursue non-city financing and clarify the definition of “workforce.”
Prescott City’s Workforce Housing Committee wrapped its final meeting after council direction to transfer implementation to staff and dissolve the committee, and several members urged the city and council to fund a dedicated staff position to pursue outside grant dollars and keep momentum on housing initiatives.
Staff opened the meeting by summarizing council direction from its March 10 strategic implementation decision: prioritize Initiative 1 (amendments to the land development code), combine initiatives 4 and 5 into home-ownership tools and explore Initiative 7 (housing resources). Staff said the consultant was asked to provide multiple framework options so council could choose implementation approaches.
Councilman Grady, who spoke to the committee, said several council members are reluctant to commit city dollars and urged looking for non-city funding and renovation options in addition to new construction. “It is what it is,” Grady said, describing the council consensus and pressing the committee’s liaison to advocate for a…
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