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Council asks for Iowa City–specific voucher and public housing data as waiting lists, conversions discussed
Summary
Councilors asked staff for jurisdictional breakdowns of Johnson County housing choice voucher waiting lists and discussed public housing wait-list status and plans to convert units to vouchers.
Councilors at the Feb. 4 work session pressed staff for Iowa City–specific data on the regional housing choice voucher waiting list, asked when HUD’s point-in-time unsheltered count would be available locally and sought clarity about a planned public-housing conversion to Section 8 vouchers.
Councilor asked whether the waiting list total in the packet referred to Johnson, Washington and Iowa counties together. “When we report the waiting list numbers, it's for a whole jurisdiction. So…
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