On January 16, Greater Ohio Policy Center (GOPC) presented the final Regional Housing Strategy for Mahoning and Trumbull Counties to stakeholders at the Youngstown Public Library. GOPC completed this strategy on behalf of our client, Eastgate Regional Council of Governments.
The Strategy includes recommendations for programs and initiatives that will help continue to stabilize and strengthen housing markets in the Mahoning Valley.
The Strategy encompasses the full range of housing from luxury market rate to housing that serves the most vulnerable populations. It offers data-driven recommendations about policy, program, and funding adjustments that can help set the course for a better functioning housing market that encourages the types of housing that are needed in individual jurisdictions and sub-markets.
Recommendations are divided into two buckets: Regional and Localized Initiatives.
Regional initiatives require cross-sectoral partnership and new programmatic development. They are designed to address shared issues in a strategic, coordinated way.
Localized initiatives can be implemented by individual actors in their own communities at any time, apart from the regional initiatives. They include strategies that are customizable to different types of local actors (e.g. local governments, non-profits, social service agencies, and developers) and for different market conditions.
This strategy was produced in partnership with Reinvestment Fund.
The full strategy can be accessed here.