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Turlock council reallocates HOME funds, approves sale of city homes and adopts updated rehab policies
Summary
The council unanimously approved a substantial HOME amendment shifting $600,000 from housing rehabilitation to first‑time homebuyer assistance, authorized sale of three city‑owned homes to income‑eligible buyers through a lottery, and adopted updated housing rehabilitation policies including higher forgivable sums and mobile‑home grants.
City housing staff presented a package of coordinated housing actions at the Turlock City Council meeting and the council approved all items unanimously.
Staff recommended a substantial amendment to the FY 2024–25 HOME annual action plan that would move $600,000 from the housing rehabilitation category into the first‑time homebuyer assistance category. According to staff, the change would raise first‑time homebuyer assistance from $300,000 to $900,000 and reduce rehabilitation funding to approximately $797,000. Staff said roughly $600,000 in HOME funds will need to be expended by September 2026, and that moving funds to first‑time homebuyer assistance was intended to increase the ability to use allocated funds before applicable deadlines.
Council then authorized the sale…
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