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Fairfax unveils manufactured housing work plan; $3M Amazon REACH funds, home‑repair pilot and resident roundtable planned
Summary
The county's new manufactured housing coordinator presented a work plan emphasizing outreach, a resident survey, a roundtable, a Harmony Place home‑repair pilot using CDBG funds, and an Amazon REACH award of over $3 million; staff are still awaiting a large HUD 'price' grant award that could expand program funding.
Ivana Escobar, the county’s manufactured housing coordinator, presented the Manufactured Housing Work Program and described community outreach strategies, a resident survey, a dedicated manufactured housing webpage, a resident-owner roundtable, and an active home‑repair pilot.
Escobar said the county received over $3,000,000 in Amazon REACH funds, managed through Virginia Housing, to support manufactured housing initiatives. She said staff are still awaiting a decision on a larger "price grant" the county applied for…
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