Housing Needs Assessment: Community Meeting Scheduled

Press Release
Autumn Dever,
Housing Director
(UAACOG)

The Upper Arkansas Area Council of Governments – Housing Department (UAACOG) has contracted with Economic & Planning Systems (EPS) to complete a three-county (Fremont, Custer, Park) regional housing needs assessment. The purpose of the housing needs assessment is to help local governments, economic development organizations and housing agencies/authorities identify the housing needs of the community and to provide potential solutions that can be used to make strategic decisions related to the housing market. As part of the process, a community meeting will be held Monday, December 3, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Rancher’s Roost Community Room, 25 Main Street, Westcliffe, CO. This meeting will allow attendees to provide feedback on what they see as housing issues and opportunities in the community. Key attendees will be members of the real estate and economic community, city and county planning, community and economic development staff, business owners, elected officials and anyone interested in providing input about the current and future housing needs of Custer County. For more information, contact Autumn Dever, Regional Housing Director, UAACOG, 3224-A Independence Road, Cañon City, CO 81212, 719-275-9566, autumn.dever@uaacog.com, or on Facebook at Central Colorado Housing.