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The money will also support an Affordable Home Development Master Plan, a Mid-City Communities Plan Update, an “Inclusive Public Engagement Guide” designed “to assure inclusive community participation on City plans, policies, projects and initiatives, particularly for people who have historically experienced barriers to public participation,” and the development of ‘missing middle housing’ design guidelines that could reduce costs and simplify the process for building multi-family housing.
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