County launches affordable housing initiative
Posted On: June 25, 2021
Local governments across America are dealing with an escalating affordable housing crisis. Locally, the Volusia County Council is tackling the complex issue with an ambitious initiative that will involve local governments, local agencies and individuals.
First up is a series of webinars from noon to 1:30 p.m. every Friday in July that will address the causes and potential solutions.
- Prosperity: The case for prosperity and the role of affordable housing: July 2
- Produce: Affordable housing funding mechanism: July 9
- Preserve: Maintaining existing affordable housing: July 16
- Policy: Coordinated planning to promote homes for all incomes: July 23
- Progress: Plans in action and success stories from the field: July 30
The public is invited to attend, participate and provide comments during the webinars. Registration is available at www.volusia.org/affordable-housing-summit.
Additionally, an Affordable Housing Summit will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27, at the Ocean Center, 101 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach. Registration will open in mid-July.
Work groups will establish a countywide action plan by December.
For more information, contact Sarah Presley at spresley@volusia.org or 386-943-7029.
Notice under the Americans with Disabilities Act (Title II)
Pursuant to Title II of the ADA, Volusia County does not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities in providing or conducting its services, programs or activities. Anyone requiring an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of county policies to participate in a meeting or other event, should contact the county’s ADA Title II coordinator, Jim Corbett, at 386-248-1760 no later than two business days before the event or meeting.
