Chesterfield County outlines consolidated housing plan, funds regional supportive housing project

Jessica Sagra, Community Enhancement Department housing staff, told the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors that the county is finalizing its five-year consolidated plan that will guide use of federal HUD funds including CDBG and HOME.

The consolidated plan will set goals for affordable housing, neighborhood infrastructure and public services and the county expects to release a full draft for public review in early March ahead of a third community meeting, Sagra said. "The consolidated plan is the document that describes the county's 5 year goals related to affordable housing, neighborhood infrastructure, crisis and public services," Sagra said. She told the board the county received just over 100 community survey responses and is combining that input with a consultant's needs assessment and market analysis to complete the draft.

Sagra outlined the county's recent and planned uses of federal funds. She said CDBG public-service funding is limited to 15 percent of the county's annual CDBG…