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Affordable‑housing and homelessness advocates warn cuts could stall projects and urged large budget investments
Summary
Housing advocates and providers told the council that reductions in affordable‑housing funding risk stalling projects in the pipeline and urged the county to fund emergency rental assistance, rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing and a multi‑year housing initiative fund.
Nonprofit providers, tenants and people with lived experience pressed the council to protect and expand housing investments in the FY27 budget.
Robert Goldman of MHP said the county executive’s recommendation reduces preservation and production funding to about $100 million — roughly $20 million less than prior years — and warned that…
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