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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Action Agenda
Item No. v=-6
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: September 7 , 1993
SUBJECT: Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy
DEPARTMENT: Housing/Comm. Dev. PUBLIC HEARING YES: x NO:
ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara L. Fikes
TELEPHONE NUMBER-
Hillsborough - 732-8181
Chapel Hill - 968-4501
Mebane - 227-2031
Durham - 688-7331
PURPOSE: To receive citizen comments regarding the development of a
Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy for Orange County.
BACKGROUND: In 1991, a Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy
(CHAS) for Orange County was developed and later approved by the U.S .
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) . The CHAS is a five year
comprehensive planning document which outlines plans to address the
overall affordable housing needs of the County. The document presents in
detail the existing housing stock, the housing needs of very low income,
low income and moderate income families and special population groups, and
concludes with specific goals and implementation plans to meet the
identified needs.
This year, due to the availability of 1990 census data, all
localities with an approved CHAS must submit an updated five year plan by
December 31, 1993. However, prior to development of this document, a
public hearing is required to receive citizen comments on housing needs,
objectives, and potential strategies which should be included in the CHAS
document. All local governments in the County will hold a public hearing
during the month of September in order to receive public input. A notice
was published in the Chapel Hill Herald on August 27 and September 4 ,
1993 . In addition, notices have been sent to local non-profit agencies .
Comments received will be incorporated as appropriate into the final
document. After the draft CHAS is prepared but before the final document
is submitted, a second public hearing will be held during the next
quarterly public hearing scheduled for October.
RECOMMENDATION(S) :
The Manager recommends receiving comments as information.