Housing needs: Panelists talk development at Kulm forum
The forum offered a conversation on development with a process that involves many agencies, said
"We've sat in city council meetings in the past and talked about programs we knew existed but did not know where where to look," Gackle said. "Today, they were all here."
The city of
"It's been a challenge to find young workers," Gackle said. "It's not like a mad rush of people but there are people coming in and looking for better housing options and sometimes they go elsewhere."
The timing for development is important as two nearby wind farm projects stand to bring 16 to 24 permanent jobs to the immediate area, said
The panelists included local business leaders and directors of various public and nonprofit housing agencies around the state, at the invitation of
"We wanted to highlight these area communities with a 'can do' attitude," Davis said.
The panelists offered advice for cities looking to develop. An inventory of the status and availability of existing housing to determine anticipated need is the starting point for planning and participation in grant programs.
"It's like peeling an onion when you try to do an investment in a subdivision," Manske said. "There may be eight or 10 different forms of funding that come into play and it does take that expertise to be able to implement complicated projects and regulatory and statutory requirements that come with funding streams that operate these programs."
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