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88 Town of Aurora 1.5 Establish a Housing Task Force Establish a Housing Task Force (staff and volunteer-based) to conduct ongoing review of code changes, identify grant opportunities, and monitor rehab and preservation support fund distribution. 1.6 Seek Pro-Housing Community Designation Have the Town of Aurora become a Pro-Housing Community by adopting the States resolution, sending the letter of intent to NYS HCR, and submitting required materials (zoning map + code summary and the last five years of housing permits) to obtain certification; maintain status with annual updates. This in turn will help the Town obtain grant funding for housing support projects. Goal 2: Strengthen Environmental Stewardship and Resilience 2.1 Expand Land Conservation Efforts by updating the Town’s Open Space Plan Review the Town’s original Open Space Plan to identify new lands that have been conserved since and to identify new lands for future conservation. To conserve future lands, partner with the Western New York Land Conservancy, Genesee Valley Land Conservancy, and private landowners to place easements on critical agricultural or forested land. 2.2 Update Zoning for Micro-Farming & Homesteading Revise code to more readily allow small-scale agriculture (poultry, crops, gardens), clarifying lot-size requirements and best practices.