Town Council appointed the following community members and town representatives to the Affordable Housing Task Force on June 25, 2024.

• Elmo Vance, Garner Town Council - Chairperson
• Jodi Miller, Town Manager
• John Hodges, Assistant Town Manager
• Demian Dellinger, Garner Town Council
• Ralph Carson, Planning Commission 
• Erin Joseph, Assistant Planning Director
• Jeff Swain, GEDC Board & Garner Resident
• Katie de Cardenas, Garner Resident 
• Rev. Dr. Jeffery Robinson, Pastor, Juniper Level Missionary Baptist Church
• Tina Johnson, former Garner Senior Center Advisory Board Member

The Task Force should give consideration to the following priorities identified by Town Council:

• Support the housing needs of an aging community 
• Support the housing needs of the local workforce including Town employees
• Preserve existing housing stock to support continued homeownership with local partners
• Preserve existing affordable multifamily housing stock with regional partners
• Ensure long-term housing affordability 
• Leverage Town housing investments through public and private partnerships
• Recommend policies to encourage and enable the development of affordable housing 
• Promote architectural character, sustainability, and community-building strategies for affordable housing projects
• Investigate opportunities for affordable housing on public property
• Examine opportunities to support homeownership and wealth-building
• Establish outcomes and measures that assist in monitoring and evaluating Town goals
• Ensure that the work of the taskforce is informed by, and decisions made are in keeping with the 2023 Garner Forward Comprehensive Plan