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VISION

VISION. A Community with ADEQUATE and AFFORDABLE HOUSING for EVERYONE. MISSION.

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VISION

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  1. VISION A Community with ADEQUATE and AFFORDABLE HOUSING for EVERYONE

  2. MISSION To Examine the housing market, conduct an Analysis of future housing needs for the community and Mitigate any impacts that may arise from the military expansion, in order to ensure that adequate housing is Available for Guam residents of every income level

  3. PARTNERS • Senator Tom Ada, 30th Guam Legislature • Carlos Camacho, Micronesian Self Help Housing • Chris Felix, Century 21 Realty Management • Mildred Lorzano, Citizens Security Bank • Daniel Cobb, Center for Independent Living of Guam • Gerson Jackson, FSM Consulate • Kishin Advani, The Real Estate Professionals • ArenPalik, Pacific Island Development Bank • Paul Alfred, Pacific American Title Escrow • Ronald Young, Security Title Inc. • Guam Housing & Urban Renewal Authority (GHURA) • Department of Land Management (DLM) • Guam Ancestral Lands Commission • Chamorro Land Trust • Bureau of Statistics and Plans • Guam Housing Corporation • U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) • JGPO • Col. Paul Brier, USMC • David Okada, UOG & Educ. Subcommittee • Cerila Rapadas, Catholic Social Services • Arnold Jose, Jose Realty • Anthony Godwin, Today’s Realty

  4. MAIN CONCERNS • Housing inventory & Affordability • Homelessness • Funding for housing assistance and homeless assistance programs • Access to land contiguous to military property • Temporary housing for laborers – Re-use of property • Escalation of rents and housing prices • Limited land resources • Staffing needs

  5. ACTION TAKEN • Comprehensive Housing Study • Began on Jan. 1, 2009. • Guam Homeless Point-in-Time Count • Conducted Jan. 31, 2009. • Workforce housing for foreign laborers • Low income housing tax credits

  6. NEXT STEPS • GHURA’s Housing Plan • Barriers to Affordable Housing • Affordable housing • Public/private partnership • Incentives for developers – affordable housing • Request additional Housing Choice Vouchers • Low-income Housing Tax credits – • Insular area pool of unused tax credits • Homelessness • Fair Housing Legislation

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