Submitted by whitemice on Sat, 01/18/2025 - 12:27
Given that we are about to enter into a season of constant housing and land-use policy conversation it seems like a good time to update the "A"ffordable housing tables. The standard for "A"ffordabilty is for the total monthly housing costs not to exceed 30% of gross household income. For the state and federal governments this calculation is always made off of the median household income of the county; that is the number which matters in the context of block grants, tax credits, etc...
Submitted by whitemice on Mon, 09/09/2024 - 06:55
A medium sized infill project is currently making its way through the Brownfield process. "Southtown Lofts" will replace an existing two-story building in an old business district with a new four-story Affordable housing development.
Submitted by whitemice on Fri, 08/11/2023 - 10:49
On 2023-08-10 the Kent County Board of Commissioners officially created the Kent Country Affordable Housing loan fund with a balance of $17.5 Million. In collaboration with IFF which will provide a ~230% match of the county's dollars to operational balance of the fund is $58.3 Million.
Submitted by whitemice on Tue, 02/21/2023 - 17:40
Submitted by whitemice on Mon, 10/15/2018 - 06:52
The WMCAT presentation to the City Commision with the results from the community out-reach events is available as PDF or ODP. The "original" Google Drive document is here.
The presentation to the City Commission on October 9th, 2018, is available on Youtube.
Submitted by whitemice on Fri, 10/12/2018 - 08:12
It has been more than six months since the Housing NOW related zoning proposals were released, and then indefinitely tabled. I have yet to encounter a detailed critique of the proposals. Given the disappointing condition of the debate I've decided to offer one here for the topic of which I am most familiar: Accessory Dwelling Units [ADUs]. Are there problems with is proposal? The answer is "yes".
Submitted by whitemice on Mon, 08/01/2016 - 07:15
