HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Housing Commission will hold a public hearing on a federal grant application for $7 million to help at their meeting on Wednesday.
According to agenda documents, housing has been identified as a priority for residents of Hutchinson through the ARPA Task Force, as well as through the preliminary Housing Assessment Data the city has gathered.
In the City of Hutchinson’s effort to create more housing, and seek opportunities to improve the living conditions of Hutchinson residents, Housing Coordinator Carissa Paxton has been writing a grant proposal for the FY24 Pathways to Removing Obstacles in Housing Grant (PRO Housing.) This is a Federal grant, administered by HUD that provides up to $7 million to be spent over 5 years on eliminating barriers to low and moderate income housing.
The proposal encompasses new development, home rehabilitation, policy review, down payment incentives, and the establishment of a community land trust.
The public hearing for that application will happen during the Housing Commission meeting. That meeting is at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the City Council Chambers Workroom at 125 East Ave. B.