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County committee designates Habitat for Humanity as CHDO and approves $1,292,000 in HOME funds for nine houses
Summary
The Committee on Community Service approved designation of Habitat for Humanity of Berkeley County as a community housing development organization (CHDO) and authorized $1,292,000 in HOME funds to build nine homes for low- to moderate-income families; the committee noted the money is a HUD entitlement, not county general-fund revenue.
The Berkeley County Committee on Community Service voted to designate Habitat for Humanity of Berkeley County as a community housing development organization and approved use of HOME funds totaling $1,292,000 to build nine homes for low- and moderate-income families.
Committee members described the HOME funds as part of a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) entitlement allocation the county receives annually after exceeding 200,000 in population. Committee discussion included confirmation that the HOME funds come from HUD entitlement allocations and are not county general-tax revenues.
Committee members moved the CHDO designation and the funding award; the motions carried on voice votes.
Why it matters: HOME program funds subsidize affordable housing production; a $1.292 million allocation to construct nine homes represents a targeted investment in homeownership for low- and moderate-income households in Berkeley County. The CHDO designation authorizes Habitat for Humanity of Berkeley County to receive and administer the HOME funds for the project.
