Hamilton County Area Neighborhood Development Inc. has opened registration for its third-annual conference: Suburban Solutions for Housing Choice.
Scheduled for 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 22 at Conner Prairie, the event will focus on overcoming development obstacles in the suburbs. Tickets are $65, which includes breakfast and lunch.
Speakers include Ronda Weybright, president and owner of Fishers-based developer RealAmerica LLC and Lisa Sturtevant, a senior fellow at the Urban Land Institute’s Terwilliger Center for Housing. Samantha Spergel, director of real estate production for the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, will provide a housing policy update.
Attendees also will participate in moderated small-group discussions, exploring community solutions to Hamilton County’s unique housing challenges. Takeaways from the conversations will be included in a post-conference report distributed to all attendees and sponsors, as well as to the consultant conducting a 2018 update to the Hamilton County Housing Needs Assessment.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization is among the conference sponsors, along with HAND supporters Lake City Bank, The Hageman Foundation, Old National Bank Foundation and Hamilton County Tourism Inc. (Full sponsor list: www.handincorporated.org/partners-donors/)
Registration is open through Sept. 13. Reserve your seat: http://bit.ly/SuburbanSolutions17
Founded in 2003, HAND works to ensure that Hamilton County remains livable, with homes that are affordable for all residents. In addition to developing six communities leasing a total of 96 apartments, HAND helps low-income homeowners make critical repairs to their homes. The organization has invested nearly $17 million in Hamilton County housing. Learn more at www.handincorporated.org.