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Subcommittee approves $2.22 million slate of affordable housing awards, sends recommendations to Buncombe County board
Summary
The Buncombe County Affordable Housing Subcommittee voted to approve a $2,216,750 slate of awards across home‑repair, shelter expansion and development projects and will forward the recommendations to the full Board of Commissioners; staff said contracting could begin July 1 if the board adopts the slate.
The Buncombe County Affordable Housing Subcommittee approved a slate of funding recommendations totaling $2,216,750 and voted to forward the awards to the full Board of County Commissioners as part of the budget process.
The chair read the proposed allocations and invited discussion before a formal motion. The slate presented included (amounts as read to the subcommittee): Habitat (street) $500,000; Asheville Buncombe Community Land Trust $30,000; Habitat for Humanity (home repair) $600,000; Collaborative (emergency repair) $264,650; Mountain Housing Opportunities (home repair) $400,000; Council on Aging (senior home repairs)…
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