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CHICAGO FIVE-YEAR 1 HOUSING PLAN
Strengthening Neighborhoods — Increasing Affordability.
2018 THIRD QUARTER PROGRESS REPORT
JULY-SEPTEIViB
CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
LETTER FROM THE COMMISSIONER
We are pleased to submit the 2018 Third Quarter Progress Report, which presents the Department of Planning and Development's progress on the goals set forth in Bouncing Back, the City's fifth Five-Year Housing Plan covering the years 2014-2018. This year continues to bean eventful one, as we transition to a new, free-standing Department of Housing and oversee the collaborative process that will result in the creation ofthe next Five-Year Plan for the years 2019-23.
During the third quarter of 2018, the City solicited input into this planning process at a public hearing and collected additional public comments and ideas for the Five-Year Plan at DPD's website. We also helped launch a new $30 million Opportunity Investment Fund to enhance affordability in high-cost neighborhoods, and authorized the latest expansion of our very popular Large Lots Program.
Since 2009, the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) has been the lead agency for the City's affordable housing, housing preservation and homebuyer assistance programs. DPD also promotes economic development by helping existing businesses grow and attracting new industry to the city, and it coordinates all of our zoning, land use planning, sustainability and historic preservation initiatives.
As we transition to the new Department of Housing, our staff will continue to work closely with neighborhood groups, elected officials, state and federal agencies, and other community stakeholders. We at DPD could not succeed in our efforts without the ongoing support and cooperation of these valued partners. It is only through these relationships that we can continue to move forward in creating and preserving affordable housing for all residents of Chicago.
David L. Reifman Commiss...
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