City of Hendersonville
Strategic Housing Plan Newsletter

Final Affordable Housing Listening Session on December 3 

The City of Hendersonville will host the final Affordable Housing Listening Session to hear specifically from the Spanish-speaking community. This input will be combined with input from the four previous sessions and the online survey to shape the City’s Strategic Housing Plan.  

Tuesday, Dec. 3 | 6:00 - 7:30 PM 
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church St. Francis Hall | 208 7th Ave. W. 
Hosted by Mayor Barbara Volk 
Intended audience: Latino Community, Faith Community 
Spanish interpretation services provided by True Ridge at the Dec. 3 session 

Raffle opportunity: Attendees will have the chance to win $50 Ingles gift cards to help offset travel costs and encourage participation from all segments of the community. 

*These listening sessions are not equipped to address immediate housing needs. Please visit https://www.hendersoncountync.gov/helene for information on the Henderson County Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) and applying for disaster assistance with FEMA. 

DFI Housing Needs Assessment

The UNC School of Government Development Finance Initiative (DFI)  has conducted a housing needs assessment for the City of Hendersonville.

Watch the presentation from the November Strategic Housing Plan Steering Committee meeting. A big takeaway is that Henderson County has demand for 10,000 housing units over the next five years.

View the DFI Housing Needs Assessment Presentation

DFI will present the needs assessment findings to City Council at their December 5th meeting.

The next Strategic Housing Plan Steering Committee will take place on Monday, December 16 at 4:00 PM at the City Hall 2nd Floor Meeting Room. (Note the change in location due to flooding sustained at the City Operations Center.) 

Take the Affordable Housing Survey Online!

In addition to the in-person Affordable Housing Listening Sessions hosted by City Council members, you can also give your feedback in a quick online survey.

Share your experiences and opinions on housing in Hendersonville by filling out the survey. We have only received around 150 responses and would love to hear from more community members.

Please share the survey with your networks. Those who fill out the survey and subscribe will be entered in a drawing to win a $50 Ingles giftcard.

English survey: www.publicinput.com/housing2024

Encuesta en Español: www.publicinput.com/vivienda2024

Helene Housing Recovery Resources

The Henderson County Disaster Recovery Resource Fair will be taking place on Friday, November 22 and Saturday, November 16 from 1:00 - 6:00 PM at the Henderson County Disaster Recovery Center, 2111 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville, NC. This is a chance to explore recovery resources and get personalized support from local, state and federal organizations.

The State Hazard Mitigation Team will be in Henderson County December 3-5 at the Henderson County Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) to assist homeowners with completing their HMGP grant applications. Visit www.NCDPS.gov/HM for an 8-minute video about the funding opportunity.

Visit https://www.hendersoncountync.gov/helene for additional information.