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Suisun City’s General Plan states that the city will cooperate with Travis AFB
officials to identify any unmet needs among military personnel for
affordable housing in Suisun City. A guiding policy in the City of Vacaville’s
General Plan is to ensure the viability of Travis AFB through the provision of
an adequate supply of affordable housing for military families.
Implementation of the policy involves identifying sites that are appropriate
for military families based at Travis AFB and working with Air Force housing
officials and non‐profit housing groups to build off‐Base housing units that
are affordable to active military families at Travis AFB. All the jurisdictions
have policies to address the housing needs of Travis AFB personnel in their
general plans, yet these policies cannot be accomplished without the
support of Travis AFB. There is a need for Travis AFB to communicate its
housing needs to the local communities to help improve availability for
military personnel.
Findings
The attractiveness of communities in the area as a suburban
extension of the San Francisco metropolitan region has a strong
influence on increases in housing costs, creating affordability issues
for Travis AFB personnel.
There is a need for Travis AFB to communicate its housing needs to
the local communities to help them carry out their housing policies
and improve availability for military personnel.
New housing development and infill projects in proximity to
Travis AFB have the potential to provide additional housing that is
affordable to Base personnel.
New development and infill projects may assist with the issue. Development
surrounding the new Fairfield Train Station northwest of Travis AFB will be
incorporating a range of housing options, adding 6,800 dwelling units to the
area on 504 acres. One of the key concepts of the Fairfield Train Station
Specific Plan involves providing housing choices that are economically and
physically accessible to service people and civilian employees at the Base.
Two other housing developments located nearby the future train station
development have been approved by the City of Fairfield and the
Solano County ALUC, Hawthorne Mill and Cooper’s Landing. Hawthorne
Mill, located south of Cement Hill Road and west of Peabody Road, includes
approximately 625 residential dwelling units. Cooper’s Landing, located
near the intersection of Air Base Parkway and the Union Pacific Railroad,
involves 169 residential dwelling units. Figure 5.11‐1 shows the future
housing development nearby Travis AFB.
Source: nlihc.org/sites/default/files/oor/OOR_2015_FULL.pdf
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