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Fort Myers proposes $1 million affordable‑housing levy, rental assistance and homelessness strategies in 2026 priorities
Summary
City staff proposed increasing the affordable housing trust contribution to $1,000,000, continuing rental assistance and an infill home construction program, and said staff will work with human services stakeholders to implement House Bill 1365 compliance and explore temporary shelter options.
City staff outlined a package of affordable‑housing and homelessness initiatives as part of the Fort Myers FY2026 priorities, including an increase in the affordable‑housing levy, continued rental assistance and an infill home construction program.
Why it matters: staff told council the city’s affordable housing work includes multiple components — a levy to fund the affordable housing trust fund, a rental assistance program and an in‑fill home construction program — and that the city must also coordinate with human services partners to address impacts from unsheltered homelessness and comply with recent…
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