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County votes to exit HOME consortium with City of Sarasota and take lead on HOME program
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Sarasota County commissioners unanimously directed staff to disband the HOME consortium with the City of Sarasota and to authorize the county administrator to take administrative steps to assume HOME program responsibilities and pursue direct allocations from HUD.
The Sarasota County Commission on June 4 voted unanimously to disband the county’s long‑standing HOME consortium with the City of Sarasota and authorized the county administrator to take administrative steps necessary to effect the change.
Steve Hyatt, division manager in the Office of Financial Management, explained the HOME program is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) formula grant that supports affordable housing activities. The county has been in a consortium with the City of Sarasota under an interlocal agreement dating to 1991; the City of Sarasota…
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