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  • i >.) i j i \ ) > \ \ V \ \ \ s \ \ \ \ I \ 1 1 \ \ \ ,«*""• jrC-S* w e s f e r *\ C A r « J i m ft . u t% i' v ■#' tr $ » I tt:€fi4»J>»|ikw0>%T S § U <SI €. W j VI|C t Carolinian In Brief July 7, 1999 Special Summer Issue Affordable Housing in Short Supply Across WNC by Jeffrey Sykes Staff Writer According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolina ranks nationally in the top five in net in-migration of retirees. While these retirees have a positive impact on local economies, they tend to drive up the cost of housing for locals, according to Ken Perkins of the Housing Assistance Corporation. While housing prices for students are relatively affordable, the impact of hous ing costs on the area deserves examination. Between 1980 and 1990, the number of people in Jackson County between 50- 64 years of age grew by 37.35 percent, compared with a ten percent drop in the 20-34 age group. "You will find that in Jackson County, Cashiers, Highlands and back into Waynesville, typically what is happening is that retirees come in and buy up property at inflated prices," Perkins said. "Regular folks are having a tough time finding affordable housing." As Executive Director of the Housing Photo by Seth R. Sams Located where the old on-campus post office was once located, the new Campus Computer Store has opened up. An upcoming article in the fall will discuss why the computer store in the book store was replaced with an independent operation, and how this change benefits the students and administration. It will also cover the store's official grand opening, to be held at the first of fall semester. Assistance Corporation, Perkins has worked as an advocate for affordable housing. In a state that ranks 32nd in per capita income, with an average of $24,036, North Carolina ranks 20th in median existing home price ($124,000) and 26th in median new home price ($144,000). The numbers show that affordable housing appears to be in short supply. "It prohibits people from upgrading their shelter source," Perkins said. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's 1998 Annual Report, "Comparisons of owner and renter costs with households income reveal that housing affordability is a major problem in the eastern counties of the state and in the extreme far western counties." HUD defines affordable housing as "housing which can be afforded with 30 percent or less of a person's income." This figure includes rent and utilities. HUD assists approximately 700 renter households in Jackson County, or 29 to 33 percent of all total renters. Fourteen percent of persons age 15-64 in Jackson County live under or near the poverty level, according to N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, compared with 11.4 percent for the state as a whole. The per capita income of Jackson County for 1996, was $17,122, up from $14,271 for 1992. In Jackson County, renter costs as percent of income averages at 25 percent. However, Graham, Cherokee and Transylvania Counties are borderline at 27- 28 percent, while Clay County crosses the 30 percent threshold. HUD assists between 33 and 50 percent of all renters in Clay County. According to the North Carolina Home Builders Association, one reason new housing costs are rising beyond rates of inflation is impact fees. Impact fees are charged by municipalities upon new developments to cover the costs of infrastructure, such as water and sewer. According to Perkins, some local and city governments hide charges aimed at preventing affordable housing in areas such as inflated building permit fees. "Are they trying to slow it down by requirements," Perkins asked. In relation to housing for students, some students see more than half of their income eaten up by housing costs. Sherri Valentine, a senior from Fayetteville, has lived in Cullowhee and Sylva. Independent from her parents, Valentine receives Federal Financial Aid, and works 20 hours a week in Hunter Library. She lived in an apartment in Cullowhee at first, where she paid $180 a month. "It was trash," she said. "At my first apartment [the landlord] did not take care of it. If I had a problem, it was up to me to fix it." She now lives in an apartment in Sylva, where she pays $240 a month, split with a roommate. "My utilities are more there, so it still takes half of my income," she said. "It has carpet and doesn't have bugs." Eric Browning, a senior from Weaverville, has lived in apartments, a mobile home, a house and in the dorms. He spent five years in the Army, receives the GI Bill, and Federal Financial Aid. "As a student, housing takes over half of my income," he said. He paid $175 a month for a mobile home, half of the $350 total monthly rent. continued on page 3
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The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University’s student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolin...

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