Abstract:
Orange County, North Carolina, located in the state's booming Research Triangle region, is increasingly becoming an area in which only the affluent can afford to live, threatening the economic, racial and cultural diversity that is needed for a healthy society. In response to the county's dwindling supply of affordable housing, area activists and governments together established the Community Land Trust in Orange County (CLTOC), incorporated in 1999. Two years later, CLTOC is now beginning to realize its goal of creating housing that will remain permanently affordable for generations.