Timnath plans housing action plan to address affordability; commissioners debate tools
Aug 18, 2026
Staff announced a state-funded housing action plan due Jan. 1, 2028. Commissioners debated whether proposed fee adjustments, zoning changes and development incentives will yield affordable housing rather than high-end product, and suggested tools like shared-equity and community land trusts.
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Staff announced the town received a state grant to prepare a housing action plan, a state-required follow-up to the housing-needs assessment that must be completed by Jan. 1, 2028. The plan will identify strategies to increase affordable housing and will include a displacement strategy required by the state.
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