Hampton Council discusses steps ahead of county housing study

     The Hampton City Council discussed the governing body’s options if and when the Franklin County Developmental Association commissioned housing study yields information about a housing shortage, as many in the area anticipate. Mayor Brook Boehmler expressed to the council that he did not want the housing study to be complete and “shelved,” with the council not making use of the paid-for information.
     Boehmler told council that he had met with FCDA Director Karen Mitchell, reporting that the housing study, which was stalled because of difficulty finding appropriate information in Hampton, is going ahead as planned, and that its anticipated to be ready in February.
     Mitchell has gone on record at previous meetings, stating that the housing study was done as a way to “assist the Franklin County communities,” as budgets might be tight in compiling the funds necessary to commission the $18,000 study. 
     Read the full article in the December 28 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.