Strategy (I): Make a plan for City and County Commissioners to partner with property owners to establish a definitive explanation for ‘hazardous structure’ and plan follow through with Community Decay Ordinance.

Who, what, when, how?

1. Define “Hazardous Structures” and look if it’s detrimental to health.

2. Research other towns of comparable size for decay ordinance- Williston, Watford City, Miles City.

3. Find a hazardous building authority.

4. Get Planning Board or Housing Authority to become review board for within city limits.

5. Follow up with Fairview about the decaying house with the printing press and if it’s successfully condemned use this house as a model.

6. Training on how to identify hazardous structures.

7. Research the universal building codes.

Strategy (II): Improve the appearance of Richland County.

1. Talk to Richland Economic Development about possible visual improvements that could be done to the downtown area.

Strategy: Explore possible methods of renovating old buildings on existing lots, potential for duplexes and also senior housing.

Who, what, when, how?

1. Sidney Housing Committee and the Richland County Housing Authority. Find out where they are.

2. County-wide housing evaluation: How many houses are sitting empty?

3. Look at how other areas of similar size are dealing with the housing crunch. Example: Gillette, Wyoming, Western Montana (Polson), Columbia Falls, Miles City.

4. Explore co-op housing: 5-6 families build a condo together.

5. Talk to Robert Rauschendorfer who is currently building spec houses about his plans for senior housing.

6. Review price range of houses in Richland County.

7. Talk to Adam Gill at Credit Counseling in Great Falls

8. Horizons development is looking for a new project, approach them about taking this on.

9. Research what it would take to get National Civilian Community Corps volunteers here to take on a housing project.

10. Review the Lambert housing program for the process/results as queues for a model program.