California's budget to provide funds to affordable, farmworking housing
Monterey County says that state money can do a lot of good in the county, especially when it comes to affordable housing.
Monterey County says that state money can do a lot of good in the county, especially when it comes to affordable housing.
Monterey County says that state money can do a lot of good in the county, especially when it comes to affordable housing.
Gov. Gavin Newsom's spending budget is expected to make an impact on the Central Coast, specifically on affordable and farmworker housing.
Lawmakers say this is to address the most vulnerable community. Monterey County says that state money can do a lot of good in the county especially when it comes to finding affordable housing.
"It's super hard and people give up ... and they say I'm going to live in my car, I can't find an affordable place. And that is hard on the whole community and it's hard on that individual," said Anatasia Wyatt, Monterey County Housing program manager.
Wyatt said the county is seeing more and more people coming up short when it comes to finding affordable housing. But there may be hope in Newsom's latest spending plan.
Wyatt said, "I really see this benefiting a lot of our developments that are in the cue, ready to go."
Wyatt is referring to development such as nonprofit developer, CHISPA's, East Garrison project with 67 affordable units. Or Lightfighter Village in Marina which will be housing for extremely low-income veterans.
To learn more about the Lightfighter Village project, click here.
Newsom's $262 billion spending plan shells out billions of dollars for affordable and farmworker housing in the state.
"Certainly this a budget we should all be proud of," said Assemblymember Robert Rivas.
$1.75 billion will go to build affordable housing, $300 million to preserve existing affordable rental housing. Plus, $130 million to build and maintain farmworker housing.
While the money will be a help for areas struggling to boost affordable housing, lawmakers have said the work is not over.
"Certainly we must to do a lot more to lift these families up as they certainly in our region as they've done incredible work in the past year [Notes:maybe finish with broll of farmworkers please] and a half, they have sacrificed their health for the benefit of us all," Rivas said.
More details are expected to be ironed out, in terms of when and where the money will go. Monterey County mentioned possibly having to apply somehow in order to get the state funding.