Housing authority reviews state-endorsed "missing middle" toolkit and readies county input

Sep 17, 2025

At a Summit County housing-authority meeting, staff introduced a governor-endorsed "missing middle" toolkit and discussed how its models — from ADUs to cottage courts — could fit local communities as the county readies a strategic plan for review by the council.

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Chair (S1) opened the session by sharing the "missing middle" housing toolkit that, she said, has been endorsed by Governor Cox and could appear in the forthcoming state housing strategic plan. "This is a toolkit that Governor Cox has endorsed," the chair said, and the board was urged to become familiar because the state draft is expected to be released "sometime this month."

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