Febraury 2017 – Affordable housing the next big thing for economic development?

~~~Affordable housing the next big thing for economic development? This topic is popping up in more and more economic development discussions because of workforce challenges. The issue impacts rural and urban areas. But… movement in the direction of solving this problem contributes zero to the mission metrics for an EDO. Results vs Goal Attainment. Are you going there intentionally or unwittingly? Two articles: Governing and Louden County. http://www.governing.com/topics/urban/gov-affordable-housing-leimert-park-los-angeles.html http://www.loudountribune.com/bussiness-leaders-review-economic-fear-from-housing-shortages/