Draft Priorities, Goals and Strategies

Based on engagement and research through February 2024, the Enterprise team developed a set of recommended priorities, policy goals, and strategies for the community's feedback. The team presented these preliminary recommendations in March 2024 and is seeking comments and feedback from the community through April 14, 2024. Before responding to the questions, we recommend reviewing the summary of preliminary recommendations.

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Please provide any comments you have on the proposed affordable housing priorities. Would you want to edit, add, or remove any of these cross-cutting priorities?

Please provide any comments you have on the proposed affordable housing priorities. Would you want to edit add or remove any of these cross-cutting priorities?

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Please provide any comments you have on the proposed goals in the affordable housing plan? Would you want to edit, add, or remove any goals?

Please provide any comments you have on the proposed goals in the affordable housing plan? Would you want to edit add or remove any goals?

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Proposed Goal 1: Promote policies and resources that help existing residents stay and thrive in Asheville (Renters)
Please select up to three of the following recommended strategies that you think the City should prioritize in the next three years.

Additionally, please add a comment with any additional ideas, suggested changes, and/or concerns about these recommendations.

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Proposed Goal 1: Promote policies and resources that help existing residents stay and thrive in Asheville (Homeowners)
Please rank up to three of the following recommended strategies that you think the City should prioritize in the next three years.

Additionally, please add a comment with any additional ideas, suggested changes, and/or concerns about these recommendations.

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Proposed Goal 1: Promote policies and resources that help existing residents stay and thrive in Asheville (Systems)
Please rank up to three of the following recommended strategies that you think the City should prioritize in the next three years.

Additionally, please add a comment with any additional ideas, suggested changes, and/or concerns about these recommendations.

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Proposed Goal 2: Preserve existing affordable housing and improve housing quality
Please rank up to three of the following recommended strategies that you think the City should prioritize in the next three years.

Additionally, please add a comment with any additional ideas, suggested changes, and/or concerns about these recommendations.

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Proposed Goal 3: Increase the supply of housing that meets the needs of current and future residents
Please rank up to three of the following recommended strategies that you think the City should prioritize in the next three years.

Additionally, please add a comment with any additional ideas, suggested changes, and/or concerns about these recommendations.

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Proposed Goal 4: Align place-based policies and programs with related City initiatives
Please rank up to three of the following recommended strategies that you think the City should prioritize in the next three years.

Additionally, please add a comment with any additional ideas, suggested changes, and/or concerns about these recommendations.

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Proposed Goal 5: Broaden and strengthen the affordable housing ecosystem & tools
Please select up to three of the following recommended strategies that you think the City should prioritize in the next three years.

Additionally, please add a comment with any additional ideas, suggested changes, and/or concerns about these recommendations.

Background

The project will update the 2008 Affordable Housing Plan that was created by the Mayor’s Taskforce on Affordable Housing, which was last updated in 2015. Every five years, the city works with the Housing Consortium to write a Consolidated Plan which has goals and strategies to be used for federal funding. The City and community lacks a plan that directs the use of local funds and resources including the Housing Trust Fund, Land Use Incentive Grants and Bond dollars. The 2008 strategies did include strategies pertaining to unhoused people. An updated plan will also help the city plan for any future bond programs, and outline funding priorities for partnerships with other institutions (Buncombe County, Dogwood Health Trust). 

The new Affordable Housing Plan will: 

  • Include an updated housing needs assessment, which is imperative given the changes in the market and demographic shifts during the pandemic. 

  • Recommend a set of priorities for programming, funding, and new policy directions 

  • Bring together stakeholders, advocates, and community members, engaging them to build a foundation for the plan and the future direction of affordable housing in the city. 

  • Communicate to developers, both nonprofit and for-profit, what the city is looking to achieve. 

  • Make recommendations for program changes in existing programs (Housing Trust Fund,  Land Use Incentive Program)

  • Build a foundation for a future affordable housing bond. ​

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Fall - Winter 2022: Project Planning

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April 2023: Consultant Bit and Application Phase

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June 2023: Grant from Dogwood Health Trust

Award of a $50,000 grant from Dogwood Health Trust to supplement City funds for an Affordable Housing Plan 

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June 2023: Enterprise Selected as Plan Consultant

Enterprise Community Partners

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Sept 2023: Enterprise Begins Analysis

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January 2024: Community Engagement

Enterprise consultants will visit Asheville and engagement events will be held to collect input for on personal housing expericences, perceptions, and priorities. Open houses are scheduled for January 27. 

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March/April 2024: Community Engagement

Enterprise consultants will visit Asheville and engagement events will be held to share the results of their analysis and the content of previous community engagement and the housing survey. 

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May/June 2024: Final Reports to AHAC, HCD, and City Council