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Project
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| Project: |
HOT SPRINGS
COUNTY HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT |
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| Location: |
Towns of
Thermopolis, East Thermopolis, and Kirby, Wyoming, and
unincorporated area of Hot Springs County, Wyoming |
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Client: |
Town of Thermopolis
P. O. Box 603, Thermopolis, Wyoming 82443 |
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| Contact: |
Marilyn Strausborger,
Chair
Thermopolis Housing Committee |
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| Year Completed: |
December, 2006 |
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| Project Scope:
The Town of Thermopolis, WY retained
Pedersen Planning Consultants to gain a better understanding of
housing needs of the three communities in Hot Springs County, as
well as the unincorporated area.
PPC initially made an inventory
of all housing in the Hot Springs County communities of
Thermopolis, East Thermopolis, and Kirby. Potential areas that
could support future residential expansion were also identified
and correlated with existing zoning designations. Housing data
collected from a field survey were compiled into spatial data
files and related attribute tables using ArcView GIS software.
Housing information was correlated with municipal building
permit data, as well as 2000 Census information to ascertain
recent community growth.
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| Community and regional
demographic and economic trends were examined to gain insights
concerning recent natural growth and migration trends, as well
as potential sources of new employment during the next decade.
These considerations were used to prepare population forecasts
for Hot Springs County and its three communities. |
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| Housing market
trends for fee simple and rental housing, residential
lending trends and loan policies, and the availability of
potential residential expansion areas were also evaluated to
determine their influence upon future housing demands.
PPC developed a statistical model to
calculate anticipated housing demands for each community and the
unincorporated area of Hot Springs County. Model outputs
identified the number of housing units for single-family and
multi-family housing, as well as the related demands for
manufactured and stick-built housing. Housing needs for senior
housing, low-income housing, and those with disabilities were
also analyzed to calculate the extent of housing demands for
those residents having special needs. In view of the age of
housing in Hot Springs County, anticipated housing replacement
needs were also estimated to consider how long existing housing
inventories could support an incoming population.
PPC ultimately prepared specific
action strategies for addressing anticipated housing needs for
the 2007-2016 period. |
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