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HOUSING SOLUTIONS PARTNERSHIP
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Churches as Pillars of the Community: Leveraging land for local worker housing
The housing crisis is well documented in North Idaho. In response, The Housing Solutions Partnership is continuing to build a local ToolKit with innovative solutions, including considering the repurposing of church land for local worker housing. This approach offers a...
Can multigenerational housing help solve the housing crisis?
Baby Boomers are the retiring generation that has acquired a lifetime of assets. Discussions in our region reveal that many would like to downsize for less maintenance, lower expenses and time to travel and enjoy the fruits of their long employment history. With the...
Council seeking housing solutions
The Panhandle Area Council is an economic development 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization that provides small businesses with loans, project financing and community development services to advance economic development across Idaho. It has been connecting businesses to...
Regulatory fees increase the cost of new housing
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently sent a message to local builders to appeal to local, state and national leaders to reduce regulatory charges in order to bring home prices down. Locally, builders pay impact fees to jurisdictions where they...
How does “Missing Middle Housing” affect the housing crisis?
In a recent presentation by the National Home Builders Association at a summit hosted by the North Idaho Building Contractors it was predicted that as a country, we need to build two million homes in the next few years in order to address the nationwide housing crisis...
Housing: Why regional approach matters
The Housing Solution Partnership is composed of representatives from all cities in Kootenai County and county officials. The housing crisis affects all who live and work within our area. It is of utmost importance that all leadership and community decision-makers are...
Community-provided benefits for builders explained
A few facts provided by the North Idaho Building Contractors Association, the National Home Builders Association and our local professional studies show the following: • Building costs have gone up 200% in the past few years. • Nearly 70% of all jobs in the community...
CDA City Council approves partnership funding
The Coeur d’Alene City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved reallocating $18,750 to the Panhandle Area Council for the Housing Solutions Partnership. While PAC will provide fiscal oversight, the Housing Solutions Partnership will focus on its overall mission to...
PAC steps up for Housing Solutions Partnership
In case you missed last Wednesday’s paper, the front page carried a story about city of Coeur d’Alene funds being transferred to Panhandle Area Council for the restricted purpose of supporting the Housing Solutions Partnership. The significance of this move is in...
Progress on housing solution education
The housing solutions partnership is just that. It is a partnership of all of the jurisdictions in Kootenai County that deal with housing and growth-related organizations. One of its main goals is to provide education on what is and is not possible in our area, and to...
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