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San Benito County adopts updated housing element after extended public hearing
Summary
San Benito County’s Board of Supervisors voted to adopt an updated housing element after a public hearing in which state representatives, planning consultants and community members urged actions to expand affordable, workforce and farmworker housing.
San Benito County’s Board of Supervisors voted to adopt an updated housing element after a lengthy public hearing that included presentations from state staff, the county’s planning consultants and a dozen public speakers calling for more workforce- and farmworker‑oriented housing and local labor protections.
The board adopted the element as presented, which identifies 12 candidate sites countywide and a mix of policies intended to meet state law and make the county eligible for certain state disaster‑recovery and housing grants. County staff and the state’s community development representatives said the update is intended to both comply with statutory certification requirements and position the county to apply for funds for multifamily and infrastructure projects.
The update matters because state certification is a gateway to multiple funding sources and limits legal exposure under state planning laws, county staff said. Aziar Usagi,…
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