Rick Miller

East Idaho continues to see unprecedented growth. Families are looking for community connections like those in eastern Idaho offers in order to build their dreams. Businesses are expanding, and communities throughout the region are planning for their future.

Yet in my work partnering with cities and counties across the region to understand their challenges and build long-term capacity, I hear the same message repeatedly: Our housing system is not keeping up with the needs of everyday Idahoans.

This shortage isn’t simply the result of growth. It’s the product of rules, codes, and processes that make it challenging to build the types of homes low and middle-income workers rely on. Teachers, firefighters, health care workers, and young families are being priced out or pushed fa

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