Evanston aldermen Monday are scheduled to discuss whether the city should change its rules to permit creation of more rooming houses as a means of providing more affordable housing here.
Evanston aldermen Monday are scheduled to discuss a proposal to provide grants of up to $50,000 to help landlords make repairs and improvements to buildings that are rented to low-income households.
Members of a City Council subcommittee Wednesday night suggested at their first meeting that creating subsidized housing units in new downtown high-rises isn't the best way to maximize the amount of affordable housing in Evanston.
Evanston aldermen this week encouraged city staff to develop more detailed proposals for several concepts they hope would produce more affordable housing in the city.
More than two months after aldermen voiced support for a number of strategies to provide more affordable housing in Evanston, city staff will ask them for more direction on many of those strategies tonight.
What seem like sky-high rents are being asked for some new high-rise buildings in town, but that's only a small slice of the overall rental housing market in Evanston.
Evanston aldermen approved two vacation rental licenses Monday night, but indicated they may soon impose a moratorium on new short-term rental licenses over fears of how they might change the city's rental housing market.
