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Activities Addressing Housing, Homeless, and Non-homeless Special Population <br /> Housing Needs <br /> Homebuyer Activities <br /> Washington County has awarded funds to Washington County HRA and Twin Cities Habitat for <br /> Humanity to construct new housing for sale to low- and moderate-income (LMI) households. <br /> These projects will be located in the cities of Woodbury and Oakdale. Funds were also awarded <br /> to the FirstHome Buyer Assistance Program which will provide down-payment assistance to <br /> LMI households. These projects help fulfill the following Housing Needs objectives in the 2005- <br /> 2009 Consolidated Plan: <br /> Goal 2: Increase Housing Variety <br /> Strategy: Increase Starter Home Owner Opportunities, Increase Funding for First- <br /> time Homeownership Opportunities, and Increase Mixed-Income <br /> Developments <br /> Rationale: Recent trends indicate that new housing in Washington County has <br /> focused on high-end, single-family homes. Providing greater housing <br /> variety will assist LMI households in finding housing to meet their needs. <br /> The Maxfield Housing Study projects a demand for 15,975 owner- <br /> occupied housing units by 2010, of which 6,750 will need to be starter <br /> homes. Similarly, there will be a projected demand of 2,110 renter- <br /> occupied housing units, of which 975 will be needed to serve LMI <br /> households. <br /> Objective 4 Continue to fund Washington County's first-time homebuyer assistance <br /> program. The program provides down payment assistance to qualified <br /> families as a means to lower their monthly mortgage expenses. In <br /> addition, Washington County will regularly adjust the housing price limit <br /> to better reflect market changes and comply with price limits. <br /> Goal S: Increase Capacity to Provide Long-term Affordable Housing Units <br /> Strategy: Increase Number of Units Permanently Affordable to LMI Persons <br /> Rationale: One of the stated purposes of the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 <br /> is to expand the capacity of nonprofit community housing development <br /> organizations (CHDO) to develop and manage decent, safe, sanitary, and <br /> affordable housing. Washington County has two CHDOs: Two Rivers <br /> Land Trust and Habitat for Humanity. <br /> Objective 13 Continue to fund Community Housing Development Organizations, such <br /> as community land trusts and Habitat for Humanity, that are invested in <br /> the availability, affordability and sustainability of housing. <br /> Objective 14 Increase availability by ensuring new housing units are constructed which <br /> 6 <br />