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Public commenters question San Antonio plan to reprogram $2.1M in HUD funds for affordable housing
Summary
At a public hearing April 15, San Antonio residents questioned a proposed substantial amendment to reprogram $2,115,424.68 in HUD grant savings to support four affordable housing projects, pressing the council to require deeper affordability and to clarify whether funds will mainly aid developers or very-low-income renters.
San Antonio held a public hearing at 5:07 p.m. April 15 on a proposed Substantial Amendment No. 1 to the city’s Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Action Plan to reprogram $2,115,424.68 in prior U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant savings to support four affordable housing development activities, the clerk said.
The hearing drew two speakers, both of whom pressed city officials for clearer protections to ensure homes created with the reprogrammed funds will reach very-low-income renters rather than primarily benefiting developers. "It's like you're taking money that's in one pocket and put it in another," Antonio Diaz said,…
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