The Altoona Housing Action Plan
The Altoona Housing Action Plan (HAP) is derived in part from the 2009 Altoona Comprehensive Plan, Consensus Statements of the Chippewa Valley Housing Task Force recommended practices from the American Planning Association and research of current efforts among communities in Wisconsin and elsewhere. The plan is intended to respect and amplify existing City policy priorities, existing or planned resource and staff capabilities, Task Force recommendations, and complementary ongoing or proposed priorities of collaborating entities such as the City of Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, and others.
The goals and actions are organized into five functional areas the Task Force utilized to present its recommendations: Development Regulations; City Policies; Public Funding; Public-Private Partnerships; and Civic.
This Plan intends to focus attention on housing as a core element of community vitality and serve as formal goals, strategies, and actions to focus activity. Implementation strategies are broken down into four periods: short-range (3-6 months); mid-range (6-12 months); intermediate (12-24 months); and long-range (24-48 months). Overall, the City seeks to identify all available opportunities to improve housing affordability, accessibility, and quality in the City in full recognition of the relationship between housing policies and other City goals, and to organize and align City resources and collaborations to action.