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<p style="font-size: 150%; font-weight: bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">October 17, 2024</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 100%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Rebecca Thompson
<br />Housing and Neighborhood Services Director
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<br />573.874.7535
<br />Rebecca.Thompson@CoMo.gov
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<br />Kari Utterback
<br />Human Services Manager
<br />Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services
<br />573.874.7488
<br />Kari.Utterback@CoMo.gov
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<br />Joanne Nelson
<br />573.886.4298
<br />Director, Boone County Community Services Department
<br />JNelson@boonecountymo.org</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">The City of Columbia, Boone County release housing study</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The City of Columbia, in partnership with Boone County, has released a comprehensive housing study that includes an examination of current housing trends, demands and disparities throughout the City and County.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Boone County and City of Columbia Housing Study is part of the Boone County Upward Mobility Action Plan and was conducted by Amarach Planning Services, a consultancy focused on urban planning and housing analysis. The study was completed with a mixture of qualitative and quantitative data sources, including community meetings, stakeholder interviews and a survey conducted by Amarach.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Based on the data gathered in the study, a total of 24 recommendations were identified and organized into four strategic categories: development, preservation, empowerment and sustainability. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"This study is integral to addressing the community’s housing crisis," said Boone County Community Services Director Joanne Nelson. "The Boone County and City of Columbia Housing Study lays the groundwork needed to outline necessary steps to ensure all Boone County residents and families have access to affordable housing."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The results of the study will be presented at the 2024 Boone County Housing Summit held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 24 at Memorial Baptist Church, 1634 Paris Road. For those unable to attend the full-day summit, there will be a recap session from 6-7:30 p.m.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The summit is intended to bring the community together to learn about local housing-related plans and determine next steps to address affordable housing. To register for the full-day summit, visit </span><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="http://tinyurl.com/4xezhpww"><span style="font-weight: 400;">tinyurl.com/4xezhpww</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. No registration is required for the evening recap session.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The study can be viewed at </span><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="http://como.gov/housing-programs-division/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CoMo.gov/housing-programs-division/</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> or at </span><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="http://showmeboone.com/community-services/common/pdf/BC_CoMo_Housing_Study.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">showmeboone.com/community-services/common/pdf/BC_CoMo_Housing_Study.pdf</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p></div>
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