HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-11-20 Public Comment - T. Goebel - In Support of $500k in Community Housing Funds to HRDC for Boulevard and Darlinton ApartmentsFrom:Tia Goebel
To:Agenda
Subject:In Support of $500k in Community Housing Funds to HRDC for Boulevard and Darlinton Apartments
Date:Wednesday, November 11, 2020 1:52:14 PM
To whom it may concern: As a current employee of GGUW, a past seasonal worker for the HRDCBozeman Warming Center, and a struggling renter in Bozeman for the past 7years, I strongly encourage the city to support HRDC’s efforts to preserve andrenovate TRULY affordable housing in Bozeman. I ask that you please support HRDC's request for assistance for theBoulevard and Darlinton Apartments preservation and renovation. The Affordable Housing needs assessment notes that the community is alreadyin desperate need of additional housing units for people at all income levels. Asthis community continues to grow, the preservation of affordable housing likethe Boulevard and Darlinton Manor is critical. At this time, only 5% of theCity's rentals are affordable to households earning less than 60% AMI,however 45% of renters fall below this income level. Only 1% of units areaffordable to very low income households earning less than 30% AMI. Our community is already in an extreme housing crisis; the loss of these unitswould be staggering, and the subsidy irreplaceable. Please use $500,000 in Community Housing Funds to support this effort led byHRDC.Thank you,Tia
Tia Goebel (she / her) | Community Engagement Coordinator | Greater Gallatin United Way
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