North Coast Housing Action Team |
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Planning ADU Event for October 6th at Town Hall in Fort Bragg. Panels on how to build an ADU and the economic benefit of an ADU
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Considering a house sharing project
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Gathering Information on vacant lots- to see if possible to increase infill building
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Planning ADU DAY project for October
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Considering a house sharing project
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Gathering Information on vacant lots- to see if possible to increase infill building.
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Have proposed ideas to city agencies regarding housing on GP Mill site.
May
- Fort Bragg has identified 83 empty or abandoned units that could be refurbished into housing. Marie Jones is working with the team to help with this effort and with Attached Dwelling Units (ADUs). They hope to get free water and sewer hookups and free plans to build ADUs. Dan Gjerdie would like this to be available county wide. It would help with work force housing.
The housing crisis effects a broad sector of coastal Mendocino County. It is not limited to the homelessness we observe in the streets. Public and non-profit social service agencies all attest to the strain that high rents and scarce supplies place on working families. Mendocino County public employee turnover is high in part due to the housing shortage. Our hospitals, schools, and private employers all have difficulty attracting and retaining qualified employees. Our rural fire districts lose volunteers on a regular basis.
The members of the Coastal Housing Action team come from a broad range of social service agencies and private citizens. We are just beginning to determine what areas we would like to focus on, how we will define ourselves, and how we will interact with the political,social, and economic structures so that we can have a meaningful impact. Please consider joining us.
August- The City is identifying Airbnb about back taxes and have given out 30 citations to collect them. Would like to use these taxes to help fund affordable housing.
- There are tracts of land identified for affordable housing.
- Dan Gjerdi is working on allowing division of houses to create apartments.
- Subcommittees have been created in Policy, Identifying Needs, and Model Programs.
July- Elizabeth Swenson was chosen for the team leader and will organize the meetings.
- Click HERE for the July 12th, 2017 minutes.