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Housing & Neighborhoods

Kearney Nebraska Comprehensive Plan Chapter 8. Housing & Neighborhoods. NPPD Summary as of 9/8/2008. http://sites.nppd.com/aedc/fastfacts.asp?city=Kearney. Building Permits Issued. Figures from Dec 07 “The Kearney Connection and from www.nifa.org/downloads/cityofkearney.pdf.

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Housing & Neighborhoods

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  1. Kearney Nebraska Comprehensive Plan Chapter 8 Housing & Neighborhoods

  2. NPPD Summary as of 9/8/2008 http://sites.nppd.com/aedc/fastfacts.asp?city=Kearney

  3. Building Permits Issued Figures from Dec 07 “The Kearney Connection and from www.nifa.org/downloads/cityofkearney.pdf

  4. Rental Properties • November 2006 telephone interview of rental management • 18 surveys completed • Findings: 281 – units with rental assistance 7 – companies with wait list 53 – size of wait list www.nifa.org/downloads/cityofkearney.pdf

  5. Property Taxes http://sites.nppd.com/aedc/fastfacts.asp?city=Kearney

  6. Goals • Create an environment in Kearney that offers better types of housing opportunities for all. • Build environments that allow people from all parts of the city to participate in its growth and development. • Create community connections that will unite neighborhoods of the city. • Assure that each neighborhood in Kearney remains healthy. • Assure that each neighborhood provides a good residential environment for its residents.

  7. Primary Housing Challenges • Development of affordable equity housing to meet needs of new residents. • Affordability of housing to low-income households. • Maintenance of the structural integrity of older homes and the quality of Kearney’s existing housing supply.

  8. Addressing the Challenges • Housing Partnership • Creative partnerships w/ developers and financial institutions • Public Improvement Financing • Creative financing for improvement or installation on new infrastructure • Retirement Housing • Continued demand as population ages • Free up existing affordable housing • Neighborhood Conservation • Preserve existing housing, especially important when shortage of affordable housing • Variety of Housing Types • Offer multiple housing types to accommodate higher densities • Manufactured Home Development • Can help meet the need for affordable housing • Subdivision development should be plan to prevent isolation and to encourage blending with surrounding neighborhoods

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