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Topeka officials move to activate Affordable Housing Trust Fund; committee recommends special sales tax
Summary
Deputy City Manager Braxton Copley presented an RFP framework to activate Topeka's Affordable Housing Trust Fund and said the review committee recommends a dedicated special‑purpose retailer sales tax as a stable funding source; staff plans to release an RFP in January 2026 and deliver recommendations to the governing body.
Deputy City Manager Braxton Copley told the Topeka City Council on Dec. 16 that staff will release an RFP in January 2026 to solicit proposals for affordable‑housing projects and use a scoring rubric to guide funding recommendations. Copley said the trust fund met an initial $1,000,000 goal in June 2023 and described the fund's role as gap financing to help projects reach financial feasibility.
"Tonight, we're gonna, talk about the Affordable Housing Trust Fund," Copley said as he summarized the committee's work on guidelines, scoring and project…
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