A councilmember urged the Bolivar City Council to support efforts to expand affordable rental housing after describing a June 4 groundbreaking in Jackson for a low-income housing project funded with low-income housing tax credits from the Tennessee Housing Development Authority.

The councilmember said the Jackson project would add 42 rental homes and that the awarded tax-credit funding totaled up to $23 million; the project referenced, Blue Creek apartments in Jackson, reportedly includes 112 affordable units across phases. The councilmember said Bolivar has visible demand for housing, noting families living in local hotels, and asked the council to consider drafting a resolution to the regional housing authority asking it to explore similar developments here.

Council members discussed inviting Michael (identified as a council member who serves on the housing authority board) to the June 23 special meeting to brief the council on funding opportunities and whether Bolivar could pursue similar programs. The mayor and others agreed to ask Michael to attend and to coordinate next steps; no formal resolution was adopted at the meeting.

Council recorded interest in pursuing housing solutions and in working with regional partners, and a council member indicated she would hold a formal motion to adjourn after raising the housing item. The council did not adopt any binding commitments during the meeting; it directed staff to invite the housing-authority board member to the next meeting and to consider a draft resolution if the board's briefing warrants council action.