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The City of Edmond recently kicked off its Housing Assessment, which is an 8-month-long effort to study Edmond’s housing opportunities and create policies and strategies that will help advance the community’s housing goals.
There have been a lot of conversations in Edmond about housing over the past several years. Frontline workers, teachers, nurses and health care aids, and many others working in vital occupations have trouble finding suitable housing in Edmond. There is debate over where rental housing is appropriate and how much of it the community needs. And, the market is strong—there are few for-sale or rental housing options available at any given time. This Housing Assessment will help the city and its housing partners better understand what types of housing are in demand in Edmond and will support the community’s growth and vitality.
This Housing Assessment effort will explore Edmond’s housing landscape and give the City strategies, policies, and tools they and their partners can use to help ensure that housing options are available in the community for households of all types, all ages, and all income levels.
The assessment process will explore a variety of questions:
The assessment process will:
The City of Edmond will use the assessment’s strategies, policies, and tools to help them make informed decisions about planning for and investing in suitable housing for all Edmond residents. The City will also share the study results with partners so that they can use these tools, too.
Christy Batterson
Housing and Community Development Manager
City of Edmond Planning Department
Jenny Connelly-Bowen
Senior Planner
Development Strategies
Andy Pfister
Principal
Development Strategies
Jayne Siemens
President
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