The City of Taunton hired Barrett Planning Group to develop it’s HUD-mandated 2024-2029 Consolidated Plan and One-Year Action Plan. These documents will guide the allocation of the City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, as well as HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds received on behalf of the Greater Attleboro-Taunton HOME Consortium (GATHC). Together these federal block grant programs support community development activities within Taunton and affordable housing projects within the GATHC, which includes Taunton and fourteen neighboring communities.
In collaboration with City staff, the in-depth planning process involved outreach to community stakeholders, consultations with representatives of target groups and human services agencies, and an assessment of the community development activities, housing needs, and market conditions. This comprehensive approach allowed us to create a well-researched plan to prioritize funding over the next five years.
The final document delivers an Executive Summary, a Housing and Homeless Needs Assessment, a Housing and Market Analysis, a Five-Year Strategic Plan to address and identify housing and community development needs, an Anti-Poverty Strategy to reduce affordable housing barriers, an update to the current Analysis to Impediments to Fair Housing, and a One-Year Action Plan for the
CDBG and HOME funds to implement the prepared overall strategic plan.