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ASHLAND HOUSING COMMISSION
MINUTES
MARCH 27, 1996
STRATEGIC PLANNING (continued)
•Annexation
•Accessory Residential Unit (make them legal)
•Rental Assistance
•First-time Homebuyer Program
Explore double mark down - SDC + 1st time buyer $
•Micro-Loans
•Current Affordable Housing Program
How to keep more of the houses in the program
•What is working in different communities?
•Housing Survey
•Work Survey
through utility bills?
•What percentage of people's income is going to mortgage and rent?
•JCHA has data on what rents are
•Rents/Rentals
Controlled by two property management companies
Recommendations to Planning Commission and City Council re: Affordable Housing
issues/projects
•Advocacy
•Education
•Lease Option Homeownership for renters
•Housing Trust Fund
•Staff Time
•Self-sufficiency Program (JCHA)
•Working w/lenders
•Target Groups (define) •Prioritize strategy
Problems they encounter
Prioritize groups
What programs worked with this group
•Seminar - educate lenders, realtors, city, developers
•Meeting for prospective homebuyers
•Program - revolving loan fund for closing costs
•Land Bank
•Self-help Housing
•Co-Housing
•In-fill strategies