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Manatee, Palmetto officials discuss housing, SHIP activity and a new gap‑financing process
Summary
County and Palmetto officials reviewed local affordable housing activity, compliance monitoring, pending gap‑financing application and a proposed Palmetto multifamily project. Staff reported recent SHIP program outputs and monitoring details.
Tracy Adams, Manatee County deputy director for community and veteran services, reviewed recent activity and monitoring for affordable housing programs that serve the City of Palmetto during the March 3 joint meeting.
Adams said the county’s SHIP program has three components — homeownership (down‑payment assistance), rehabilitation and demolition/replacement — and reported that since 2022 the county assisted 20 Palmetto households with down‑payment help, completed seven rehabilitations and performed four demolitions with replacement construction.
Why it matters: Affordable housing and gap financing were raised as priorities for Palmetto’s downtown and for…
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