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Public invited to weigh in on statewide housing policy Iowans are invited to help inform the state's housing policy at a series of meetings hosted by Iowa State University Extension and the Center for Town/Craft in June and July. Meetings will be held at different locations around the state, and input received on housing needs and priorities will be used in an ongoing process to develop a state housing policy. 5/29/09
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Sandra Oberbroeckling, Institute for Design Research and Outreach (IDRO), (515) 294-37211, soberbr@iastate.edu
Public invited to weigh in on statewide housing policy
PERRY, Iowa -- This summer, Iowans will have the opportunity to help inform the state's housing policy at a series of public meetings to be held at various locations around Iowa in June and July.
ISU Extension and the Center for Town/Craft in Perry are hosting the meetings to gather input from Iowans about housing needs and priorities, as part of an ongoing process to develop a state housing policies. The topics to be discussed were identified by community leaders from across Iowa as well as top national and regional experts at a housing policy roundtable sponsored by ISU Extension and Town/Craft in April.
Roundtable participants identified five crucial topics: governance, funding, sustainable housing design, capacity building and planning policy. Each public meeting will begin with presentations on these topics by a panel of experts who attended the roundtable, followed by an opportunity for meeting participants to ask questions and make recommendations. Meetings will close with refreshments and an informal networking session.
Input from the summer meetings will be used when the full group of experts reconvenes in August. All meetings are on Wednesday afternoons and begin at 1 p.m. Dates and locations include:
June 17, Ottumwa, ISU Extension Wapello County Office, 214 East Main Street
June 24, Sioux City, ISU Design West Studio, 1014-1/2 Design Place
July 1, Waterloo, Hawkeye Community College, 1501 East Orange Road
July 8, Atlantic, Cass County Community Center, Cass County Fairgrounds
July 15, Des Moines, Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines, 6751 Corporate Drive, Johnston
July 22, Bettendorf, Quad Cities Association of Realtors, 1900 State Street
Prior to each meeting, more detailed information regarding location will be announced locally.
The Center for Town/Craft is an alliance of Hometown Perry, Iowa, the Iowa State University College of Design and ISU Extension Community and Economic Development for the purpose of identifying and developing new "ideas and strategies that strengthen small communities."
For more information on the Iowa Housing Policy Initiative, contact Mickey Carlson, (515) 520-9505, michaelc@iastate.edu.
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