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Tamarac housing staff outline $1.5M in recent spending and limits on direct emergency aid
Summary
Housing manager Simone Flores told the commission that the department spent about $1.5 million in 2024–25 across first‑time homebuyer, minor repair and public‑service programs, and explained federal/state rules — including a 15‑year recapture on some first‑time homebuyer subsidies — that limit flexibility for direct emergency assistance.
Ken Belia, Tamarac’s community development director, and Simone Flores, housing division manager, briefed the commission on May 11 about the housing division’s funding sources, program activity and compliance constraints.
Flores told the commission the city partners with HUD, Broward County (HOME consortium) and the state SHIP program. She reported typical annual amounts of roughly $490,000 from CDBG, $154,000 from HOME via the consortium, and about $550,000 from SHIP. Flores said program work in 2024–25 accounted for approximately $760,000 in first‑time homebuyer assistance, $460,000 in residential assistance, $160,000 in minor home repair, and smaller amounts for public services and fair housing outreach, totaling an estimated $1.5…
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