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16 <br />D. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS AND STRATEGIES: 2016 - 2020 <br /> <br />Affordable Housing is the foundation for achieving self-sufficiency and <br />promotes stronger, more inclusive communities. <br /> <br />The AHSP is intended to be a “living” affordable housing plan that <br />provides a framework for moving forward in addressing the affordable <br />housing needs of current and future County residents. The successful <br />implementation of the AHSP is based in the expectation and more <br />importantly in the commitment to work together collaboratively with the <br />County’s municipal, state and federal and other public and private <br />community partners, Advisory Boards, Authorities and Commissions and <br />the community at large to meet the affordable housing needs of the <br />County. There will be many additional opportunities for public and private <br />entities and the community to have further input into the AHSP and <br />implementation of the goals, strategies and actions and recommendations. <br /> <br />The ASHP builds upon the analyses, data, community-wide input, findings <br />and strategies in the Orange County Consolidated Plan and the Analysis <br />of Impediments to fair housing choice prepared for the Orange County <br />HOME Consortium that is comprised of Orange County and the Town of <br />Carrboro, Town of Chapel Hill and Town of Hillsborough. The AHSP <br />identifies the critical need for affordable housing for individuals and <br />households of extremely and very low income and for population groups <br />with special needs including the homeless, persons with physical and or <br />mental disabilities and the elderly. <br /> <br />The AHSP reviews existing affordable housing programs and tools of the <br />County and assessments of the county’s housing stock. This included <br />examining mobile home parks of the County which provides a significant <br />source of affordable housing, publicly owned land and other development <br />opportunities and challenges for preserving and increasing the supply of <br />affordable housing. The development opportunities and challenges were <br />examined with consideration given to the County’s existing and planned <br />infrastructure and access to transportation, employment, services and <br />other community assets. <br /> <br />The AHSP identifies goals for the next five years, and proposes strategies <br />and opportunities through a list of proposed actions and recommendations <br />to meet those goals. This includes the proposed county-wide shared goal <br />of 1,000 affordable housing units provided through acquisition, <br />construction, urgent repair, assisted housing, and rehabilitation of the <br />existing housing stock, over the next five (5) years. <br /> 131