Topeka officials to discuss creating housing market strategy

Topeka’s mayor and city council plan Tuesday to see a consultant’s presentation about creating a citywide housing market strategy.

The Shawnee County Commission will meet at 9 a.m. Monday in its chambers in Room B-11 of the Shawnee County Courthouse, 200 S.E. 7th, while Topeka’s City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in its chambers at 214 S.E. 8th.

The mayor and council will hear a report from Development Strategies, the St. Louis-based urban planning and real estate consulting firm to which the city is paying $95,000 to carry out a study aimed at creating a citywide housing market strategy.

(Read more: Local – The Topeka Capital-Journal)