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Board says wait list for housing grants won’t start this fiscal year; staff outlines Oct–Jan implementation window
Summary
Arlington staff told the board a housing-grants wait list could be operational by Oct. 1 with roughly $1.3M to cover initial needs; board members said they will not open a wait list in the current fiscal year and discussed an October–January window for implementation, depending on tech readiness and contingency funds.
Arlington County staff told the county board that a housing-grants wait list could be implemented once the technology is in place, but board members agreed not to open a wait list in the current fiscal year.
During the work session, staff said the technical build for a wait list could be ready by Oct. 1 and requested one-time funds to support the rollout. Board members discussed the trade-offs of implementing earlier versus allowing more…
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