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Will County Board amends and approves federal agenda to back HUD affordable-housing subsidies
Summary
Will County amended its federal legislative agenda to state support for HUD affordable-housing subsidies that encourage institutional investors, after debate clarifying that the policy targets subsidized affordable housing development, not speculators buying single-family homes.
The Will County Board on an oral voice vote amended and approved its federal legislative agenda to explicitly back HUD affordable-housing subsidies that encourage institutional investment in subsidized affordable housing. The board adopted the amendment to Resolution 2026-016 after an extended discussion about wording and policy intent.
The amendment was proposed to replace a double-negative phrasing with a positive statement reading, in substance, that "the Will County Board supports HUD affordable housing subsidies that encourage institutional investors in affordable housing." Martha, a county staff member explaining the language, said the concern driving…
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