The physical scope of the updated housing needs assessment shall include Westcliffe, Silver Cliff, and Custer County as a whole. This project shall follow the SB24-174. Bidders should be encouraged to ask for the most recent housing needs assessment and the R13 population projections to consider for their bids, to base the update on.
This project shall also accompany a market study for Westcliffe under the CHFA requirements. Considering this Housing Needs Assessment include three entities, the market study will be for the Town of Westcliffe specifically.
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Additionally, other areas should be identified where it would be beneficial for the Town of Westcliffe, Silver Cliff, and Custer County to have discussions on growth and development requirements that could result in intergovernmental agreements.
Priorities for the Town of Westcliffe Silver Cliff and the County the would be providing an inventory of existing housing stock and vacant lots, an assessment of the development potential of existing rural subdivisions, identification of parcels for future development, and consideration of the impact to natural resources while encouraging infill in and around the Town of Westcliffe and Silver Cliff.
The project should commence, be completed, and presented within a 6-month timeframe. While the both Towns and Custer County are willing to be flexible on the completion date depending on the scope of the assessment and proposed cost, it will place preference on those proposals that can be completed within 6 months. The Town anticipates the project beginning September 2024 and end around February.
