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Stewart Housing Authority outlines limits on public housing, voucher program and costs in presentation to Stuart commission
Summary
Stewart Housing Authority staff told the City of Stuart commission the agency manages 70 public housing units, operates with HUD funding and faces limits on expanding public housing due to a HUD "faircloth" cap; commissioners discussed repairs, air-conditioning costs and options for additional assistance.
Stewart Housing Authority officials briefed the City of Stuart commission on the authority’s operations, HUD funding and constraints on adding public housing units, and answered commissioners’ questions about vouchers, capital needs and utility costs.
The authority’s representative, Rosetta Washington, said the agency manages 70 public housing units and has continued to operate the program since HUD turned management over to them in February 2018. She told commissioners the authority’s 2025 HUD allocations include an operating subsidy of $322,003.84 and a capital fund amount of $182,820, for a total HUD figure Washington cited as $504,006.60.
Washington said a HUD-set “faircloth” cap limits public housing units in the jurisdiction to 70 and that HUD does not…
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