TAHLEQUAH, OK– The first phase of a comprehensive housing study by the Cherokee Nation predicts a deficit of $1.75 billion in housing for Cherokee citizens in the region over the next decade with a need of more than 8,800 housing units of all types and price points.
Cherokee Nation Executive Director of Housing Programs and Senior Advisor Todd Enlow highlighted the report’s findings during Council committee meetings in Tahlequah. Phase 1 of the housing study is a critical step in advancing Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner’s Housing, Jobs, and Sustainable Communities Act…