Olmsted County Plans 'Major Overhaul' for How Federal Housing Vouchers Are Distributed

Olmsted County plans 'major overhaul' for how federal housing vouchers are distributed

ROCHESTER — Olmsted County is revamping its waitlist process for federal housing vouchers, after the current system has left some households waiting years to find out if they'll be approved. The current waitlist was developed in 2019 and had 1,500 applications in a single week. It was narrowed to 500 through a lottery, but around 30 households remain on that waitlist. “We are exhausting our waitlist from 2019,” Olmsted County Associate Housing D…

County approves bond sales for 448 affordable housing units

The Pinellas County Commission recently approved two bond sales totaling $74.16 million to help finance 448 affordable housing units in Largo and Tarpon Springs. The Housing Finance Authority of Pinellas County received unanimous support to issue the multifamily housing revenue bonds May 20. Olea on 126 in Largo is a new development, while a developer will acquire and rehabilitate the Riverside Apartments in Tarpon Springs. Commissioners did not…