Civil and Municipal - Jan 2024

Real People. Real Solutions. REAL IMPACT. Learn more about the 75 years of Real Impact we’ve had in communities. Bolton-Menk.com Gaul expands on the efforts, emphasizing the city’s proactive approach. He says, “Recognizing that we need more scale, we went through a community development planning process, and we’re trying to do some new and different things with our local development corporation.” These efforts include acquiring land for development and targeting underutilized areas. Gaul offers the example of a four-and-a-half-acre property with 27 dilapidated units, where the aim is to attract a developer to build over 100 new units. He describes another project involving a 35-acre parcel where a developer plans to create modular housing priced under $175,000, catering to workforce housing needs. Along with that, the city has identified areas of the community suited to specific types of housing, from single-family homes to medium-density townhome complexes, multi-family apartment buildings, and 55+ accommodations. “Now that we’ve identified those areas where we want to develop in the future, 196 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 5, ISSUE 01