COMMUNITY HOUSING
VISION CASHIERS TASK FORCE:
COMMUNITY HOUSING
The Community Housing task force seeks to create affordable rental and home ownership opportunities for the area’s full-time workers, especially teachers, nurses and medical staff, and managers.
The task force wants to build appropriate and affordable single family housing. It contracted for a housing study, funded by a grant from Dogwood Health Trust. The consultant studied the market and surveyed major employers. The demand exists for more than 400 units. These would be built for the area’s full-time workforce within a structure that enables and encourages local employers to participate financially on behalf of their employees. This structure would also encourage tax-advantaged capital formation through the Vision Cashiers public charity, which would assist in securing conventional financing and traditional investor interest.
TASK FORCE LEADER:
John Neely
Our initiatives will complement the most recent “Urban Land Institute study” created over the last year by the Chamber of Commerce and supported by Vision Cashiers, Jackson County and the Cashiers Planning Council.
After consulting with the stakeholders and the primary employers of the community, we determined this location to be ideal for affordable rentals and home ownership.
Here are some examples of potential affordable housing options.
This structure would encourage tax-advantaged capital formation through the Vision Cashiers public charity, which would assist in securing conventional financing and traditional investor interest.
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The Bascom is a non-profit corporation seeking to build essential creative skills for area youth and adults, increase professional development opportunities for artists and educators and become a key player in the creative community of Western North Carolina. In 2023, Vision Cashiers established a working partnership with The Bascom to install outdoor sculptures in Cashiers for a period of two years. The task force is particularly interested in finding art for the community-based WALK CASHIERS initiative.
The Bascom’s Biennial Outdoor Sculpture Program consists of a widely publicized call to artists to submit outdoor sculptures for consideration. Five are selected for The Bascom campus and two for Cashiers. The Bascom recommends a number of sculptures to Vision Cashiers and works with the Public Art Task Force to select the strongest fit for selected sites. The determination of which sculptures are selected and where they are placed is solely the decision of the Vision Cashiers Public Art Task Force.
Vision Cashiers coordinates with property owners regarding the site and installation of the sculpture and assumes all costs associated with siting and pouring the concrete pad for the sculptures. The Bascom provides funding for the artists which includes a $1500 honorarium. Additionally, both Vision Cashiers and The Bascom enter into an agreement with the property owners which provides for mutual indemnification. The Bascom follows its standard protocol for the sale of any work on display during the exhibition of the sculptures. Should an artwork on exhibit sell during the period, the artist will receive 60% of the sale proceeds and The Bascom will receive 40% per The Bascom’s standard agreement with exhibiting artists. The price of the sculpture is determined by the artist.
Public art reflects and reveals our society, adds meaning to our cities and uniqueness to our communities.