Emmett/Gem County Community Review Report Summary

• Have programs been initiated to improve sidewalks, pave streets, and
encourage appropriate infill development in existing neighborhoods (Land
Use policies E2.4, and E2.7, Community Design Policy E4.4)
(4) Keeping Emmett a place where young families and individuals can find housing they
can afford allows Emmett to keep its greatest asset – its young people. Remember
that affordable housing represents a direct wage subsidy for local employers and a
salary increase for workers; when housing costs are reasonable, households also have
more discretionary income to spend on local goods and services, families stay put
longer and have more stability on the job and in school. For information on local
“housing wages,” see the latest “Out of Reach” study from the National Low-
Income Housing Coalition at www.nlihc.org/oor2003.
Meadowbrook is a fine example of an affordable housing facility recently built in Emmett.
To identify how well comprehensive plan policies related to affordable housing are
being implemented on the ground, we urge the community to answer the following
questions:
• Has residential development since 1995 provided a variety of residential
types for the purpose of providing the City with an economic range of
housing opportunities based on needs (Land Use policies E2.1, G2.1, E1.1,
G1.1, E2.10, G2.2, Land Use policy 2.8, Housing policy G2.1 and E2.2)
• Have programs been initiated to promote rehabilitation of affordable
housing stock in existing neighborhoods (Housing policy E2.3, Land Uses
policy 2.7)
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