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The Fauquier Times Democrat had an editorial this week that was right on the mark. This is a great opportunity for local governments to address affordable housing.
The editorial talks about what's being done in Prince William and Fairfax counties. The Prince William model may work better here. But maybe there's a third way.
I'd like to see a public/private partnership between Fauquier County and Habitat for Humanity. The two groups together could certainly do more than either group could on its own. And, while I mention Fauquier County here, because that's what the editorial addressed, this solution could just as easily be applied to Culpeper.
There's a growing inventory of vacant homes in the area. These vacancies hurt all existing homeowners. And, there's a huge pool of potential home owners that have been driven out of the market because of lack of affordability.
Seems to me there are potential solutions here for everybody!
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