Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Neighborhood Assistance Program topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Affordable Housing Committee reports $50,000 transfer, 19 homes repaired under neighborhood assistance program
Summary
The Beaufort County Affordable Housing Committee heard a budget and activity update showing a $50,000 transfer to the Neighborhood Assistance Program, 19 homes that have received repairs, and discussion of raising per-job caps to address larger projects and rising contractor costs.
The Affordable Housing Committee on the record received an update on the Neighborhood Assistance Program’s finances and recent work, including a $50,000 wire transfer that staff said was made yesterday to begin first-quarter disbursements.
The committee’s clerk reported the town council had approved a $400,000 fiscal-year 2025 budget for the neighborhood assistance program and said “an additional $1.44 was added to the budget by a grant” from the Beaufort Jasper Housing Trust; the transcript’s dollar figure in that line was not clearly transcribed. The clerk added that the first set of work had been submitted for the program’s initial transfer and that $50,000 had been wired to the program.
On outputs, the clerk told the committee that 19 homes have received repairs to date, several more homes are awaiting estimates, and three properties will be inspected next week by town building safety staff. The clerk also reported six homes were serviced for septic pump-outs or plumbing at a total of $3,002.24 and that one home received tree work priced at $200.
Committee members discussed whether to raise the program’s per-job cap (currently discussed at $15,000) to cover larger roofing and interior-ceiling-related repairs that sometimes require additional trades. The clerk said some larger jobs may push the program to consider an additional $5,000 per job to meet rising material and contractor costs.
The clerk also described a recent community safety outreach: a Bluffton Fire District smoke-alarm blitz that installed 114 10-year smoke alarms and placed detectors in 33 homes, a partnership the clerk said involved the town, the fire district and private donors.
The committee did not take a formal vote on changing the per-job cap during the meeting; staff said they would return with more information if an adjustment were needed.
