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Lake County board votes to begin voluntary transfer of local housing authority to regional agency
Summary
The board directed staff to start the application process to transfer the Lake County Housing Commission to the Regional Housing Authority serving Sutter, Yuba, Colusa and Nevada counties, citing capacity limits and an aim to expand voucher services and project-based development.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors, sitting as the Lake County Housing Commission, voted 4-0 March 25 to direct staff to begin the application process to transfer the Lake County Housing Commission (LCHC) to the Regional Housing Authority (RHA) that serves Sutter, Yuba, Colusa and Nevada counties, with an effective target date of Jan. 1, 2026.
Social services director and LCHC executive director Rachel Dolman Parsons summarized the recommendation, saying the county’s housing office is “small and we don't have a lot of staff, nor a lot of funding.” She told the board the county operates three voucher programs — Housing Choice Vouchers, VASH for veterans and a small number of emergency housing vouchers — and that administrative funding limits and staff capacity…
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