Cook County HRA sets 2026 legislative priorities: $10 million bonding push, housing trust fund and potential second‑home surcharge
The HRA discussed 2026 legislative strategy emphasizing bonding (a $10 million state request for the Gunflint Trail), potential local options to raise workforce housing revenue (including a proposal to study a surcharge on second‑home sales), and use of unspent SAHA funds locally.
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At its Dec. 17 meeting the Housing and Redevelopment Authority discussed legislative and local funding strategies for 2026, with a priority on bonding for infrastructure and new ideas to generate housing revenue.
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