Community Development Strategies for Meeting Rural Housing Needs

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Housing will be a major policy issue of the 1990s for community development practitioners. The role of state and local government policymakers in meeting housing needs will continue to grow in the 1990s. Their role in rural areas is especially critical since rural areas have some distinguishing characteristics that make urban-oriented housing assistance approaches, delivery systems, and programs inappropriate. As state and local government decision makers take responsibility for more of the housing burden, they need to be creative in developing strategies that will not induce fiscal strain at the local level. Community development practitioners can provide leadership in implementing these strategies by maximizing the use of federal resources, encouraging the development of nonprofits, and critically evaluating regulations that increase housing costs. They can institute open forums to discuss the issues and develop local solutions by educating citizens, as well as policymakers and program administrators, on programs, benefits and costs, and local needs. Opportunities exist to use the tools of local governance to attract, maintain, and improve housing development.

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