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Community Wellbeing Goal: Increase quality and availability of housing market to allow for population growth

Strategy Action Steps Done by Whom?
Explore possible methods of renovating old buildings on existing lots, potential for duplexes and also senior housing. Sidney Housing Committee and the Richland Housing Authority. Find out where they are. Marcy Hamburg
County-wide housing evaluation: How many houses are sitting empty?

Leif Anderson

Look at how other areas of similar size are dealing with the housing crunch. Example: Gillette, Wyoming, Western Montana (Polson) Columbia Falls, Miles City (Hearshell). Hearshell Van Luven , Kate Lolley
Explore co-op housing: 5-6 families build a condo together. Ray Trumpower
Talk to Robert Rauschendorfer who is currently building spec houses about his plans for senior housing. Ben Larson
Review price range of houses in Richland County. Richland County Realtors
Talk to Adam Gill at Credit Counseling in Great Falls Ray Trumpower
Horizons development is looking for a new project, approach them about taking this on.

Ben Larson

Research what it would take to get National Civilian Community Corps volunteers here to take on a housing project. Alyssa Lindsey
Review the Lambert housing program for the process/results as queues for a model program. Kathy Helmuth?

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