Tyler Pew, founder and principal of LMNOP retained by the foundation to oversee our workforce housing initiative, conducted a two-hour briefing on the progress and inroads on this much needed project.
“Plumas County is not alone in the need of housing. It is a nationwide problem. Our situation was only exasperated by the Dixie Fire, which burnt much of the housing that accommodated the working population,” explained Pew. The first two years since the initiative was launched, Pew and team have gathered information, conducted numerous surveys and done studies to determine what were the needs and the best avenues and options that are suited to the demographics of the county.
With a group of 24+ locals in attendance, Tyler explained options that were available beginning with developing a Housing Council to be the “guide” for the next and most appropriate action in moving forward some of the presented options. “There is really no such thing as economical housing. Our goal was to be as creative as possible knowing that there are limitations due to land availability, legalities and varied demographics from age to income.” There were opportunities to ask questions, have discussions with other attendees and present ideas on what the group as a community thought were some of the next steps and the most viable. Pew expressed that the input, the support, aka the buy-in from the community, is essential to continue with any of the options presented and is the first step in accommodating those with more affordable options, all which will impact the economic environment of Plumas County.
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By Katherine Sansone
