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Council weighs three affordable‑housing funding requests and a package of off‑cycle shelter asks
Summary
Staff presented three FY27 housing funding requests — a staff‑recommended $900,000 award for deeply affordable units, a larger Brick Lane conversion request, and a UVA‑linked preservation proposal — and council debated further support for the Kendallwood project, a rental‑arrears pilot for PHA, and gap funding for a grocery‑linked development at 501 Cherry.
Charlottesville City Manager and staff brought several affordable‑housing and shelter funding items to Tuesday’s meeting and asked council for feedback and direction.
Staff recommended supporting a Community Services Housing application requesting $900,000 to produce units at 60% area median income (AMI) or below, saying that project best aligns with the city's affordability goals. Two other proposals were discussed: a Brick Lane conversion seeking $1.75 million to produce about 192 units with a large share at 80% AMI, and a Preservation of Affordable Housing (POA) proposal that would use University of Virginia‑donated land to produce about 170 units at 60% AMI but currently lacks a staff recommendation because council direction is…
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