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ALTERNATIVE ORONO HOUSING GOALS AGREEMENT <br />METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT <br />PRINCIPLES <br />The city of Orono supports: <br />1. A balanced housing supply, with housing available for people at all income levels <br />2. <br />3. <br />4. <br />5. <br />The accommodation of all racial and ethnic groups in the purchase, sale, rental and <br />location of housing within the community. <br />A variety of housing types for people in all stages of the life-cycle. <br />A community of well-maintained housing and neighborhoods, includmg ownership and <br />rental housing. <br />Housing development that respects the natural environment of the community while <br />striving to accommodate the need for a variety of housing types and costs. <br />6. The availability of a full range of services and facilities for its residents, and the <br />improvement of access to and linkage between housing and employment. <br />GOALS <br />To carry out the above housing principles, the city of Orono agrees to consider the benchmark <br />housing indicators for communities of similar location and stage of development, and its current <br />and fiimre housing needs as factors to guide its development of affordable and life-cycle housing <br />szoals for the period of 1996 to 2010; and to make its best efforts, given market conditions and <br />resource availability’, to make progress toward achieving the city ’s housing goals. <br />The city o*'Orono does hereby elect to participate in the .Metropolitan Livable Communities Act <br />Local Incentive Program, and will conduct a housing needs analysis as a guide to the <br />development of its housing goals and housing plans.