Affordable Housing Proposals Could Help Fort Worth City Council Address Demand If Approved

Arlington TX

05 June, 2022

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By Sandra Sadek, Fort Worth Report June 4, 2022 Fort Worth City Council will consider three affordable housing proposals with funding from the American Rescue Plan Act as part of its latest effort to address affordable housing demand. The Tarrant County Homeless Coalition is requesting $20 million to create 165 affordable housing units to meet a goal of ending chronic homelessness by 2024. Tara Perez, directions home manager with the city of Fort Worth, will present recommendations at a June 7 council work session, where she will ask council members to fund all or a portion of the housing development. But nothing is certain until the council votes on June 14. "My understanding is it could change," Perez said in an email. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.