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Chaffee Housing Authority updates: Midland, River Village, mobile-home park acquisitions and new vouchers discussed
Summary
Chaffee Housing Authority staff outlined multiple projects under development, described efforts to secure grants and loan funds for mobile-home park upgrades and modular replacement, and reviewed recent increases in housing choice vouchers tied to coordinated entry.
Chaffee Housing Authority (CHA) staff briefed commissioners on several active projects, funding sources and rental/homeownership pipelines as the authority and its partners work to add and preserve affordable housing in the county.
Janai Stokesberry, CHA real estate projects manager, said recent accomplishments include the acquisition of a 505-unit property in Salida (referred to as 505 apartments) and CHA ownership-side project management for Jade’s Place construction. She also noted coordination with the Chaffee Housing Trust on applications including the River Village Mobile Home Park, scheduled for review by the state housing board. Janai said the goal is to increase deed-restricted units and preserve long-term affordability.
Becky Longberg, CHA asset manager, described the authority’s shift to more active property management after three years of grant-funded programming. She said the CHA is building property-management systems, automating repetitive tasks, and qualifying tenants for upcoming Midland and Salida inclusionary units. Staff reported approximately 99 households on the CHA homeownership interest list and roughly 50 on the rental interest list.
Nut graf — why it matters: CHA leaders outlined near-term projects including Mountain Village Mobile Home Park and River Village — the latter uses a combination of grant and loan financing to replace infrastructure (sewer, water, driveways) and set the stage for modular on-foundation home replacement. Staff also noted expansion of housing choice vouchers: CHA and regional partners were awarded continuum-of-care (CoC) vouchers and additional housing choice vouchers through a regional allocation (UICOG/YOCog) because the county has an active coordinated entry system; CHA received an initial five CoC vouchers and later 25 of 100 additional regional vouchers.
Funding and constraints: staff said some projects rely on state housing board awards, Impact Development funds and partner loans; examples discussed included roughly $1.3 million in grant requests paired with multi-million-dollar loan requirements for specific projects. Commissioners and CHA staff emphasized the heavy coordination and capital-stacking required to reach lower Area Median Income (AMI) targets and preserve units over time.
Ending: CHA asked for continued local support and collaboration; staff said they will provide more public education on AMI tiers and capital-stack complexity and continue homeownership and rental outreach.
