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Chester County says it has opened 283 affordable housing units since 2022, 139 more under development
Summary
The county Department of Community Development presented a 2024 program summary, citing a roughly $20 million annual budget, heavy reliance on HUD funds, and progress toward a 10-year, 1,000-unit affordable housing goal.
Dolores Colligan, director of Chester County’s Department of Community Development, told the Board of Commissioners on June 4 that the department has opened 283 affordable housing units since 2022 and has 139 units currently under development, representing more than 40% of a 10-year goal of 1,000 units the board set in June 2022.
Colligan described DCD as a grant-funded department with an annual budget of approximately $20,000,000 and said about 80% of its resources are direct awards from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). “The Chester County…
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