New State Housing Policy Announced

On Wednesday, April 28, Governor Bob McDonnell announced the establishment of Virginia’s first executive housing policy framework, intended to guide the development of a housing policy designed to reduce homelessness and expand affordable housing in the Commonwealth.  In addition to affordable housing, the policy will also address workforce housing, economic development, healthy neighborhoods, effective coordination of transportation, environmental issues and other opportunities.

The Governor also announced the formation of the Housing Policy Advisory Committee, chaired by Bob Sledd, Senior Economic Advisor to the Governor, and to be comprised of representatives from state government, private industry groups, local governments, and nonprofit housing providers and consumer representatives.

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