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Huron Housing Authority reports low vacancies, seeks rehab specialist and must spend $210,000 grant this year
Summary
At the July 14 Huron City Commission meeting, Amy Fullerton, executive director of the Huron Housing Authority, gave a semiannual update covering vacancy rates across authority properties, an underused $210,000 rehab grant and staffing needs for a housing-rehab specialist.
Amy Fullerton, executive director of the Huron Housing Authority, told the Huron City Commission on July 14 that most authority properties show low vacancy rates but the agency faces staffing and timing constraints that limit use of a rehabilitation grant.
Fullerton said the authority is seeing varied vacancy rates across its properties: 6% at the Donnie Wall supportive-housing site; 3.85% at Manor; no vacancies this year at Bloomberg; 1.6% at Field Estates (currently undergoing siding, window and door work expected to finish in 2026); and about 2% at Lampy, which is under contract for sale with a target closing of Aug. 1.
The update matters because the authority’s programs serve low-income and vulnerable residents across Huron and Beadle County. “We currently are serving 168 families in Beadle County and the city of Huron,” Fullerton…
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