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Sacramento County affordable housing pilot program for low-income residents begins soon

Jan. 18, 2025

A Sacramento County pilot program to offset housing fees for multi-family and low-income households was approved by the Board of Supervisors earlier this month. The program, which goes into effect in February, will run for three years to reduce barriers to affordable housing in unincorporated parts of the region, including Arden Arcade and Florin.

“We’re trying to help the affordable housing developers make their project pencil out so they can build it and help provide housing,” County Engineer Claudia Wade said. “Housing in California is so expensive. With affordable housing, because they are deed restricted, they have the guarantee that they will serve a community that has the lower median income.”

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