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HOPE volunteers urge commissioners to restore $2 million to affordable-housing fund; speakers share personal stories
Summary
Eight HOPE-affiliated volunteers and congregation members urged the Hillsborough County commissioners to retain $2 million in the affordable-housing fund and to consider restoring the full $10 million in subsequent years, citing seniors, students and families facing housing instability.
During the FY2026 budget public hearing, eight speakers associated with the volunteer group HOPE urged the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners to retain $2 million in the county’s HOPE Affordable Housing Fund and to consider restoring larger annual allocations in future budgets.
Sheila Simmons Tribble, co-president of HOPE and a member of Bible Based Fellowship Church, told the board, “It is an honor and a privilege to be able to stand here before you again to advocate for public housing, affordable housing, particularly for the most vulnerable in our community.” She cited data the speakers said were from the Hillsborough Homeless Initiative:…
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