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Forsyth County outlines HOME and NCHFA funding awards; county attorney flags legal questions on local-match use
Summary
County staff presented interlocal and state funding agreements: $221,000 in HOME Entitlement funds with Winston-Salem and a $182,000 NCHFA award for single-family rehab; the county attorney said using local dollars as federal match raises legal questions and suggested a referendum as the clearest path to explicit authority.
Forsyth County staff briefed commissioners on two housing funding agreements and a legal question about using local funds for federal matching requirements.
Ashley Pendley of the county’s Community Economic Development staff described a continuing three-year participation in the HUD Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) consortium with Winston-Salem. "The resolution before you authorizes the execution of the annual interlocal agreement with the city of Winston in the amount of $221,000 for project activities," Pendley said, adding the funds will support down-payment assistance (soft second…
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