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Housing task force reports vacant‑rental, ADU and land bank updates; Penrose/JL Edwards application discussed

5789856 · July 25, 2025
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Staff updated supervisors on vacant rental improvement program (BRIP) applications, an upcoming ADU round, land bank funding, starter home program funding set‑aside, and interest in using pro‑housing infrastructure grants for the JL Edwards school project.

County housing staff reported several active programs and local project updates, and urged more regional coalitions to coordinate housing efforts. Staff said the vacant rental improvement program (BRIP) is still accepting applications and that the county had about half a dozen applicants from Columbia County. BRIP funds convert vacant properties into rental units (capped at five units per property) that must rent to households…

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