Affordable housing is crucial. We are a resort. We attract people who love to recreate here and who can afford second (or third or fourth) homes. And in the process, we are squeezing our workforce, people who make all those recreational systems work, because they cannot afford to live here.
In the other corner, we have the Summit County Housing Authority, an organization responsible for providing down payment assistance, housing classes, counseling for first time homebuyers, and works closely with our various communities to help bring some cohesion to the process. And it has fought diligently to obtain regular funding. Our towns have waxed and waned in their financial support, and the Authority has been forced to supplement its budget with grants and donations. Hence, it is considering a ballot issue that would provide it with regular funding via a small sales tax increase. The issue is critical and must be passed.
And yesterday, the Town of Breckenridge backed the proposal. The Town of Frisco is also behind the proposal. Incredibly, Dillon, Silverthorne remain undecided, and the Summit Association of Realtors is spending extra time "discussing" the matter. I can't believe my own professional organization did not get behind this instantly. So, it looks I will be doing a bit of lobbying.
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