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Officials take cautious stance on Texas Housing Foundation proposal for subsidized apartments; questions raised about tax abatement and local benefit
Summary
The city and county discussed a proposed multifamily project by the Texas Housing Foundation; officials voiced interest in affordable/workforce housing but raised concerns about ad valorem tax abatements, long‑term ownership, income targeting and whether local employees would actually benefit.
City and county leaders discussed a proposal from the Texas Housing Foundation to build a roughly 152‑unit multifamily project on Friendship Lane and South Eagle Street, with financing based on low‑income housing tax credits and an operating agreement that would remove the property from ad valorem taxation while providing a payment‑in‑lieu option.
The proposal: Representatives said the project would offer 100 percent affordable units at different affordability levels — typically 70, 60 and 50 percent of area median income (AMI) — and that rents would be lower…
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