Council authorizes town manager to negotiate affordable‑housing partnership with Woda Cooper Communities

At the close of the meeting, council moved to authorize the town manager, with advice from the town attorney, to negotiate a contract in substantially the attached form of a letter of intent with Woda Cooper Communities Inc. to develop affordable housing and related infrastructure at 115 Bluffton Road.

Councilmember (speaker 7) made the motion in open session after executive‑session discussion: "I make a motion to authorize the town manager in consultation with the town attorney to negotiate a contract with Woda Cooper Communities Inc for a public private partnership to develop affordable housing and associated infrastructure at property located at 115 Bluffton Road in substantially the form of the attached letter of intent." Council approved the motion by unanimous voice vote. Staff did not provide project financing or final terms at the meeting; the motion authorized negotiation only.

The motion gives the manager authority to negotiate terms and return to council with any final contract that would require formal approval.