The City of Lewisville asking people to take a survey to get the community's input for a $5 million federal affordable housing grant application.
In an effort to get a $5 million grant from HUD, the city of Lewisville is asking for residents to provide input.Monday evening the City of Lewisville held a public hearing to get input regarding a federal grant they're applying for to help with affordable housing. They're also asking people to take a survey to get thePathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing is a grant issued through the Housing and Urban Development .
She said they are about 4,598 units short for anyone in the income bracket of around $38,000 for one person and $55,000 for a family, which she said is a major chunk of the city's population."She said if awarded the full amount, $2.25 million would go toward converting middle-sized housing and vacant properties to affordable tenant or homeownership. Specifically, duplexes and townhome-type properties, which make up only about 7% of the types of homes in Lewisville, said Shehan.
"So we're looking to try to bring some of that in there so that folks can either have a rental option that's not either a standard apartment complex or single-family or hopefully some home ownership in the future as well," said Shehan. The other $2.25 million would be allocated for affordability for multifamily complexes. She said Lewisville is a majority renter city with more than 100 multifamily complexes, in which many apartments are more than two decades old."We would be working with each multifamily complex to determine what their needs are.
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City of Lewisville wants feedback as it applies for federal grant to help with affordable housingThe City of Lewisville asking people to take a survey to get the community's input for a $5 million federal affordable housing grant application.
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City of Lewisville wants feedback as it applies for federal grant to help with affordable housingThe City of Lewisville asking people to take a survey to get the community's input for a $5 million federal affordable housing grant application.
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City of Lewisville wants feedback as it applies for federal grant to help with affordable housingThe City of Lewisville asking people to take a survey to get the community's input for a $5 million federal affordable housing grant application.
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City of Lewisville wants feedback as it applies for federal grant to help with affordable housingThe City of Lewisville asking people to take a survey to get the community's input for a $5 million federal affordable housing grant application.
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City of Lewisville wants feedback as it applies for federal grant to help with affordable housingThe City of Lewisville asking people to take a survey to get the community's input for a $5 million federal affordable housing grant application.
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