Campbell County adopts housing annual and five-year plans; project-based vouchers added to five-year plan

The Campbell County Fiscal Court voted to adopt the Department of Housing annual and five‑year plans after a public hearing where Sarah Collins, the housing office representative, reviewed program changes and operational pressures. The court approved Resolution R1325 by voice vote.

Collins told the court the principal change to the five‑year plan is an explicit allowance for project‑based vouchers if the agency opts to use them in the future. She said the plan has been available to the public since Feb. 13 and there had been no public comments or resident advisory board comments at the time of the hearing.

Collins outlined demand and funding limits: per‑unit costs rose about 9.5% over the past year; the program holds 773 vouchers and typically leases about 88% of those; payment standards are set at 110% of the rent schedule to try to accommodate market pricing. She said the wait list is closed because current funding and increased per‑unit costs prevent bringing more people off the list. After a recent purge the wait list had about 250 names, Collins said, and the office issued 20 vouchers last month as a utilization test but paused broader issuances while awaiting clarity on funding for the remainder of the calendar year.

The court adopted the plans without recorded objections. Judge Bender closed the public hearing before moving on to the regular meeting. The adoption was presented as a policy housekeeping step that also preserves the county's option to pursue project‑based vouchers if future funding allows.