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27 <br />Design and Land Use <br />- New roads near the neighborhood core should have curb and gutter. <br />- A maximum building height of 45' is recommended to maintain the community's character. <br />Community Preservation <br />- The two remaining historic buildings in the study area should be preserved and integrated into future community facilities. <br />- The Town should explore options similar to the Homestead Exemption that would enable current property owners, particularly long -time <br />residents, Habitat residents, and descendants of the Historic Community, to retain ownership of their property. <br />- Local governments should collaborate with the community to develop strategies that help ensure that the majority of the housing stock <br />be affordable to those making at or below 80% of the Area Median Income. <br />- Residents need to be informed of development pressures and opportunities in the Rogers Road area. This could happen through <br />information sessions periodically hosted by the Town. <br />- The Town and the Community should collaborate to find innovative ways to rehabilitate declining residential properties in the area. <br />- Local governments with jurisdiction should revisit ordinances pertaining to the replacement of manufactured housing and strive to <br />develop rules to allow existing housing to remain in place. <br />- The Town and the Rogers Road community should maintain the type of meaningful dialogue that was made possible by the efforts of the <br />Task Force and by the work done during the design workshop. <br />