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Council committee backs application for $3 million state developer subsidy for Star Street homeownership project
Summary
The Community Development Committee recommended that the council apply for and accept up to $3 million from the Connecticut Department of Housing to subsidize the Star Winchester Homeownership Project, which the committee said would create 15 homeownership units and four rental units on Star Street.
The Community Development Committee recommended that the New Haven County Council apply for and accept up to $3,000,000 in developer subsidy funds from the Connecticut Department of Housing to support the Star Winchester Homeownership Project, a city staff representative said during the Jan. 23 meeting.
Committee members said the state developer subsidy would be drawn from bond funds for the housing trust fund program and is intended to stimulate production of new affordable homeownership units. The committee’s presentation described the request as a subsidy to assist development of 15 homeownership units and four rental units on several properties on Star Street, and committee members said they favorably recommended the application and acceptance of the funds.
A community development committee speaker explained the subsidy’s aim: “to stimulate development of new home ownership units that are affordable to low and middle income households,” and said the project supports the city’s broader goal of increasing affordable housing supply. The committee asked the full council for support; the transcript includes the committee’s recommendation but does not record a complete full-board roll-call outcome in the excerpt provided.
The transcript includes city staff references to the Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH) developer subsidy program and to the project’s unit counts, but it does not include a full funding breakdown, specific selection criteria used by DOH, or a project construction timetable within the captured discussion. The speaker urged full board support for the application and acceptance of the $3,000,000 subsidy.
