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County Backs Affordable Housing Effort

SANTA ROSA, CA-In an effort to meet affordable housing goals, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors endorses the construction of low- and very low-income rental housing in the unincorporated area of the county.

By Michelle Savage | Updated on August 14, 2002

SANTA ROSA, CA-In response to pressure from federal and state agencies, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has endorsed the construction of low- and very low-income rental housing in the unincorporated area of the county and the hiring of additional staff to help move those projects through the system.

The guiding principles for using county money for affordable housing programs that were endorsed by the board are part of the county’s General Plan Housing Element. It calls for building 1,117 affordable housing units in the unincorporated area within the next five years.

Special emphasis will be given to rental housing developments for low- and very low-income households — the single greatest housing need in the county, according to officials. High priority will be given to the special housing needs of the elderly, disabled, farm workers and homeless people.

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