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Pima County approves $8.5 million for affordable housing, adopts 10-year housing strategy
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved a $3.5 million increase to the county's fiscal year 2026 affordable housing allocation and adopted a 10-year strategic policy intended to generate roughly $200 million for housing over the coming decade.
The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted June 3 to increase the county’s affordable housing allocation for fiscal year 2026 to $8.5 million and to adopt a 10‑year housing strategy aimed at expanding long‑term funding for affordable units.
Supervisor Steve Hines proposed increasing the FY26 allocation by $3.5 million, bringing the county’s annual set‑aside to $8.5 million. “This is simply, without any change to the property tax rate, I propose that we increase the allocation by 3,500,000.0 that we dedicate to affordable housing, bringing that a total to 8,500,000.0 for fiscal year 26,” Hines said during the meeting.
The board approved Hines’ FY26 funding change 4–1. Board members and county administration said the additional funds would come from non‑tax sources, chiefly unprogrammed interest on ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds and other…
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