The current housing situation in Nevada County is the topic of two upcoming panel discussions being hosted by the League of Women Voters. The first one is Saturday. Among the panelists is Grass Valley’s Community Development Director, Tom Last. He says a recent update of their state-mandated five-year housing element identifies 530 units, with 60-percent for people with “above moderate” incomes. But he says a recent change in state law has eliminated re-development funding…
Last says Grass Valley has more than enough vacant land available for housing, as well as infrastructure. But he says it’s more of a challenge for the county…
Last says Grass Valley has also approved several hundred housing units, going back over a decade, and developers are showing greater interest in starting construction, with the real estate market improving. He says there could be groundbreaking on some projects in a year or so. The panel discussion will also cover local transient housing and so-called “Airbnb’s”. It begins at 10 Saturday morning, at Peace Lutheran Church, at 828 West Main Street. Refreshments and coffee service begin at 9:30. The second discussion is in February and focuses on how the housing situation impacts homelessness.
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