Salisbury staff outline $95,000 housing-first support, warn Anne Street needs $20,000 operating and $350K–$400K rebuild

Salisbury City Council staff said the city will continue subsidizing a long-running permanent-supportive housing program for 11 households with a $95,000 budget transfer from the general fund and asked the council to fund at least $20,000 in operating costs for the Anne Street facility, while warning the site’s bathroom unit needs full replacement.

City Housing and Community Development staff used the council’s budget review to explain that the Housing First model in question holds 11 individuals who entered under an earlier permanent-supportive approach and that the city has been covering the portion of rent not paid by tenants. “HUD doesn’t provide any funding for that,” Housing and Home Business Manager Christine Chestnut said, describing how federal funding priorities have shifted from permanent-supportive housing to rapid rehousing.

Those program costs are tracked in a grant-style account (account 10530) and staff said the $95,000 will be funded by a transfer from the general fund. Staff also asked the council to consider a separate $20,000 operating request…