Board pauses changes to Workforce Housing Preservation Program amid business‑ownership and buyout concerns
Staff proposed expanding the Workforce Housing Preservation Program to allow businesses and larger multifamily properties, replace a $150,000 cap with $75,000 per unit, and revise voluntary termination fees; supervisors asked for more economic analysis and directed staff to return with a cleaned, consolidated package.
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County housing staff presented proposed amendments to the Workforce Housing Preservation Program and the board discussed whether the changes could produce unintended consequences, particularly if businesses or investors buy deed‑restricted units and later use a voluntary termination process that returns insufficient funds to the county.
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