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County updates Affordable Housing Services Program to prioritize households displaced by Hurricane Helene
Summary
The Board approved revisions to the Affordable Housing Services Program to clarify funding maximums, reimbursement processes, loan terms and to allow projects using project-based vouchers to follow housing authority payment standards when exceeding HUD fair market rents; staff added a preference for applicants serving households permanently displaced by Hurricane Helene.
The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners voted Dec. 2 to approve revisions to the Affordable Housing Services Program (AHSP) guidelines intended to clarify program rules and align the policy with the county’s storm recovery plan.
Jonathan Jones, who presented the changes, said the subcommittee recommended allowing projects that leverage project-based…
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