JOINT PRESS RELEASE

For more information:
Elaine Kabala, [email protected]

Regional Entities Launching

Housing Needs Surveys

Make Your Voice Heard!!!!

Eastern Sierra, CA – In a concerted effort to address regional housing challenges, the Collective Housing Committee (CHC) – comprised of Inyo County, Mono County, the City of Bishop, the Town of Mammoth Lakes, and the Eastern Sierra Council of Governments (ESCOG) – are working with consulting firm BAE Urban Economics to prepare the Eastern Sierra Housing Needs Study, which will provide information about the nature and severity of housing needs in the region to help guide future investment.

A pivotal component of this initiative is active community involvement. In addition to the community workshops, where organizers will gather input and share progress with stakeholders, the CHC and the consultant are teaming up on in-the-field information-gathering. This includes conducting extensive interviews with stakeholders and administering surveys of local residents, workers, and employers.  The purpose of the surveys is to gather information about resident and workforce housing needs, as well as how the housing market is impacting labor availability and business development.

The resident and workforce survey can be found at:

 https://resident-workforcesurvey.easternsierrahousingneeds.com

The business and employer survey can be found at:

https://employersurvey.easternsierrahousingneeds.com

Additional information about the Housing Needs Study can be found at escog.ca.gov/housing-needs, including both English and Spanish versions of the surveys and other documents.  There is also a place where interested parties can provide contact information to be kept up to date on progress.

For more information about the project or upcoming workshops, please contact:  Elaine Kabala, Eastern Sierra Council of Governments (ESCOG), at [email protected]

###