Housing GSO: HRA Greensboro Affordable Housing Plan

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SUMMARY

QUESTIONS & RESPONSES | Housing Priorities Survey ( Jan-Feb 2020)

What is the single biggest challenge to housing affordability in Greensboro? • High rent • Barriers purchasing homes • Lack of safe, quality, affordable housing

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• Sufficient/adequate employment options; low wages • Affordable housing education • Development costs, timeline, and permit reviews

Rank the following priority areas in terms of importance. • Affordable Rental Housing (2.97) • Neighborhood Revitalization (2.61) • Supportive Housing (2.26) • Affordable Homeownership (2.21)

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Rank where the City should spend money first. • Start a fund to purchase existing properties with affordable rent (2.72) • Support construction of new rental apartment units affordable to low-income renters (2.64) • Dedicate funds to match federal funding to help finance affordable rental (2.38) • Partner with GHA to support redevelopment (2.29)

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Rank where the City should spend money first. • Create Code Compliance plan (2.8) • Create move-in ready affordable homes by building new on empty lots and rehab existing (2.62) • Revamp and streamline City’s rehab programs (2.58) • Implement a receivership program (2.08)

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