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Lima housing task force hears from land use expert Marohn Photo courtesy of StrongTowns.org LIMA — Small, incremental changes coupled with modest investments can make a fundamental difference in a community’s prosperity and growth, members of the Lima Housing Task Force were told Tuesday by a nationally recognized land-use planner. The task force, meeting virtually, heard a presentation from Charles Marohn, a professional engineer and founder and president of Strong Towns. Strong Towns, a not-for-profit organization based in Minnesota, “supports thousands of people across the United S...

Lima Housing Task Force to meet Lima Housing Task Force: 2 to 3:30 p.m. via online meeting. Members will hear from Charles Marohn, Founder and President of Strong Towns. global.gotomeeting.com/join/843026165 or call 224-501-3412, access code 843-026-165 LIMA — The Lima Housing Task Force will meet virtually from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 4. Members will hear from Charles “Chuck” Marohn, founder and president of Strong Towns. He is a professional engineer and a land-use planner with decades of experience. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a Master of Urban and ...

Homelessness issues ramped up in region, Lima Housing Task Force learns By Sam Shriver - sshriver@limanews.com LIMA — The Lima Housing Task Force took up the issue of homelessness and housing instability at its monthly meeting Tuesday. Meeting virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the task force heard a discussion by Tammie Colon with the Mental Health Recovery Services Board, Hellen Douglas from Family Promise, Jackie Fox from West Ohio Community Action Partnership and Russ Thomas from Connected Hope. “We have been working with lots of partners for the past 10 years, and we’ve done a...

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Housing Task Force hears about form-based codes By Sam Shriver - sshriver@limanews.com LIMA —The Lima Housing Task Force continues its work to examine Lima’s housing stock and how to better regulate it. During the meeting, held virtually, members heard from Marta Goldsmith, director of the Form-Based Code Institute. Goldsmith spoke about how form-based codes can be a tool for economic and community development. “Form-based code focuses on what happens outside the buildings,” said Goldsmith. “It regulates what happens in the streets, the blocks, the building form and scale and the op...