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Needles City highlights housing grants, developer interest and infrastructure projects

Needles City Commission · May 10, 2023
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Staff told commissioners the city secured state housing funds and anticipates developer activity: $445,000 in HCD-related grants (with $225,000 for first-time homebuyer loans and $185,000 for workforce housing subsidies), a 75-lot RV park and a 60-lot tentative tract map; engineering reported completed Needles Bridge rehab and a May 24 groundbreaking for a water treatment plant.

City staff told the commission the city has a slate of housing and development actions aimed at accelerating projects and attracting private investment.

Staff (S7) said the city received approximately $445,000 in state funding (HCD) that can be used for housing activities; $225,000 of those dollars were described as earmarked for first-time homebuyer loans and $185,000 were described as a developer subsidy for workforce housing.…

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