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El Dorado County supervisors approve $550,150 to launch Grizzly Flats rebuild program with nonprofit partner
Summary
Supervisors authorized $550,150 from the affordable housing special revenue fund to support a rebuild program for Caldor Fire–impacted homeowners in Grizzly Flats, directing staff to add income eligibility and longer occupancy protections before finalizing the MOU with Homemade Sacramento.
El Dorado County supervisors on April 7 authorized $550,150 from the county's affordable housing special revenue fund to back a homeowner rebuild program for Grizzly Flats residents displaced by the 2021 Caldor Fire.
The board's action, taken 4-0 with Supervisor Lane absent, approves a program that pairs homeowners with Homemade Sacramento, a nonprofit that will provide volunteer labor and materials (at least 50% of the estimated cost), and uses county funds as a forgivable loan to fill remaining gaps. Planning and Building Director Karen Gardner said the program is intended to construct predesigned Title 25 homes (about 750 square feet) and target roughly 12 households from the existing interest list; Homemade Sacramento volunteers and local builders will be assigned as "builder captains" for each house.
Why it matters: Grizzly Flats residents…
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