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Supervisors back county match to support workforce-housing tax-credit application
Summary
The board approved a county cash-equivalent match (reported as $52,000) to support a state workforce-housing tax-credit application for the Green Gate/Cottages project and discussed local road work that would improve access to the site.
Supervisors voted to support an Iowa Economic Development Authority application for the workforce-housing tax-credit program to benefit the Green Gate/Cottages project. A board member said the county match requirement was reduced to $52,000 this year and that paving a short gravel road serving the site is estimated at $165,000–$180,000; a private donor offered to cover costs beyond the county's match. A supervisor called the arrangement a "win-win" for housing, blight remediation and county tax base.
The board moved and approved the support resolution; staff will reapply to the state program and pursue right-of-way/roadwork coordination tied to the county's grant-match commitment. The item was presented as an economic-development opportunity tied to housing stock improvements and road maintenance needs.
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