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Leon County splits over federal land proposal for affordable housing; motion to task local committees fails
Summary
Leon County commissioners split 4–3 after a heated debate over whether to direct local housing bodies to evaluate a federal initiative to transfer or lease underused federal properties for affordable housing.
Commissioners debated whether Leon County should actively pursue a federal proposal, announced by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of the Interior, to inventory underused federal properties for potential affordable housing use. The board split 4–3 on a motion that would have directed the county’s Housing Finance Authority (HFA) and Affordable Housing Advisory Committee to evaluate the federal initiative and report back.
Commissioner Proctor urged aggressive pursuit of the opportunity, citing a federal statement that agencies would “inventory underused federal properties, transfer or lease them to states or localities to address housing needs and support the infrastructure required to make the development viable.” Proctor said he had written to the…
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