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Alamosa City staff outline pilots to preserve aging homes, propose 0% loan and targeted repairs
Summary
Development services presented a housing-action follow-up focused on repairing dilapidated homes, bringing vacant properties back into use and testing two pilots (HUBS repairs and a 0% loan). Staff described a theoretical voter-funded —blight— tax as a last-resort funding option and said details and timelines will return for approval.
Alamosa City development staff presented a plan to preserve existing housing stock and pilot two programs aimed at keeping residents in aging homes. At a work session, staff described a HUBS (Housing Upgrades to Benefit Seniors) pilot and a 0% interest loan program aimed at low- and moderate-income homeowners, and outlined options for acquiring or rehabilitating vacant properties.
The presentation, opened by the meeting chair and presented by development services staff, framed the plan as a high-level roadmap funded by a February 2024 Division of Housing grant and consultant work. The presenters said the HUBS pilot would act like a city-coordinated general contractor for targeted repairs such as reroofing and weatherization, with the aim of delivering 5— projects a year to achieve measurable progress. "One of the things we want to do is take rundown homes back into the housing stock," the presenter said, describing the focus on seniors and residents who lack the physical capacity or financial…
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