BRADY WHEELER Sun Staff Reporter As housing officials move toward a 10-year housing plan, members of the Flagstaff City Council once again discussed the possibility of placing an affordable housing bond on the ballot. Housing officials are hoping to have the housing plan completed for city council discussion in September, outlining affordable housing goals and … Read more
Image courtesy Yavapai County Development Services By Scott Shumaker | Red Rock News Yavapai County would like developers to build more starter homes in the county — modest single-family homes that are within reach of young families and essential workers like teachers, firefighters, nurses and laborers to purchase. Soon, it’ll even hand builders the plans to construct them, free of charge. As a way to encourage the construction of affordable houses, the Yavapai County Board … Read more
By Ron Eland -December 6, 2020 Share In recent years, lack of affordable housing has quickly moved up the Sedona City Council’s list of priorities as the issue continues to worsen. The proliferation of short-term vacation rentals, rising home prices and a lower-than-average number of multi-family dwellings in the city has resulted in a bit of a perfect … Read more
Adrian Skabelund Flagstaff City Council gave final approval on several new and stricter regulations on large student-focused housing developments within Flagstaff, but not before carving out an exemption for affordable housing. The exemptions would mean large developments that normally would be designated as high-occupancy housing and thus go through a higher-than-normal review process could be built with … Read more