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Mono County housing update: Bridgeport Apartments leased, regional survey, voucher advocacy and modular housing pilots
Summary
Housing staff told the Mono County Board on May 13 that the county’s four-unit Bridgeport Apartments are fully leased and that staff will publish a regional housing needs survey and pursue modular housing pilots and voucher advocacy.
Mono County housing staff updated the Board of Supervisors on May 13, 2025, on several ongoing housing initiatives: the regional housing needs survey, a pilot property sale program (the Bridal pilot), the Bridgeport Apartments acquisition and tenanting, Housing Choice Voucher advocacy, and modular-construction opportunities.
Sandra reported the county will publish an employer/employee survey as part of the regional housing needs study and will translate the survey into Spanish before posting it in SurveyMonkey; staff plan community workshops next month and a countywide mailer to increase response rates. Regarding the Bridal pilot (a county pilot to acquire and rehabilitate a single-family home for resale), county staff are coordinating with Public Works and considering listing arrangements; staff are also exploring down‑payment assistance options and plan to consult Eastern Sierra Community Housing and Mammoth Lakes Housing about brokerage or program delivery.
Staff reported Bridgeport Apartments (four units acquired by the county) now have all tenants in place after final background checks, and SoCalRen has committed about $75,000 to install heat-pump water heaters at the property to improve energy performance. The county continues to pursue re-establishing Housing Choice Vouchers locally and has engaged Stanislaus Regional Housing Authority in that outreach; staff said they have not yet received a response from the authority.
Sandra also updated the board on a property at 71 Davidson Road, where a developer purchased a county parcel in 2022 and agreed to build five units (including one very-low and one low-income unit). Construction had begun but proceeded outside the approved plans, required a stop-work order, and has not met the 18‑month completion commitment; staff said they are coordinating with the town and building officials to bring a revised agreement to the board.
Finally, staff are exploring modular construction as a lower-cost approach to housing, evaluating a down‑payment assistance program that could use CDBG/HOME program income for lower AMI households, and considering a buyer‑led bridge program. The board asked staff to return with updates; the housing update is scheduled to return to the board monthly.
