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Commissioners direct administrator to draft letter opposing proposal to split Butler County from Balance of State continuum of care
Summary
Butler County commissioners voted 2–1 on March 12 to direct the county administrator to draft a forceful letter to state and federal entities opposing a grassroots plan to redesignate the county as its own HUD continuum of care; the motion instructs staff to press for alternatives and preserves a public review role for the commission.
Butler County commissioners voted 2–1 on March 12 to direct the county administrator to draft a letter to state and federal officials opposing a grassroots effort to redesignate the county’s Continuum of Care (CoC) as an independent urban CoC separate from Ohio’s Balance of State program.
The issue reached the full board after the county administrator reported that a local group led by Commissioner Carpenter’s Housing and Homeless Collaborative had submitted a letter initiating an application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to seek independent status. The administrator said the application letter is an initial procedural step and that HUD evaluates any redesignation request by interviewing stakeholders and reviewing a submitted…
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