Posts by Sheridan Stancliff
EDUCATION
Although the City of Colorado Springs is not directly involved with local education, its critical that our city and region have strong and high-performing public schools
Read MoreINFILL DEVELOPMENT
Colorado Springs has considerable vacant and underutilized land that can be developed for housing and other purposes. With housing needs continuing to grow, the City should have stronger policies and planning processes to encourage infill and high-density development. This includes both single-family homes and multifamily projects like apartments, condos and townhomes. Over the years, infill…
Read MoreREGIONAL WATER
Water is a scarce commodity in Colorado. With that scarcity comes signifi cant policy, legal and economic challenges that directly impact homebuilding and the affordability
Read MoreIMPACT FEES
Local government has been pressured to have “growth pay for itself” over the past several years. One method that local governments turn to is the …
Read MoreMETRO DISTRICTS – VIDEO
Since 1980, El Paso County’s population has increased by more than 125 percent, or 389,000 additional residents in the area. During that period,
Read MoreATTAINABLE HOUSING
While all housing is important, attainable housing is critical to our community’s economic health. To be a successful city, county and region, City of Colorado Springs leaders
Read MorePART III: HBA WORKFORCE HOUSING FORUM
On Friday, June 29, HBA hosted its third forum in the affordable housing series, which focused on state and local housing finance. State and local housing
Read MorePART II: HBA HOUSING FORUM
State and local housing finance agencies play a critical role in the availability of affordable and workforce housing. These agencies finance low- and …
Read MorePART I: HBA HOUSING MARKET PANEL
The purpose of this panel discussion was to engage and inform local elected officials and housing advocates on the complex and timely topic of affordable …
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