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NEWS RELEASE
City Hall
1565 First Street
Sarasota, FL 34236

For Immediate Release: May 28, 2008

AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Sarasota, FL: The City of Sarasota is seeking citizens to serve on the City’s new Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. The Committee’s task will be to create a local housing incentive strategy, and make recommendations relating to the production of affordable housing.

The Advisory Committee will consist of eleven (11) members with the following seat requirements:

  • One citizen who is actively engaged in the residential home building
    industry in connection with affordable housing;
  • One citizen who is actively engaged in the banking or mortgage
    banking industry in connection with affordable housing;
  • One citizen who is a representative of those areas of labor actively
    engaged in home building in connection with affordable housing;
  • One citizen who is actively engaged as an advocate for low-income
    persons in connection with affordable housing;
  • One citizen who is actively engaged as a for-profit provider of
    affordable housing;
  • One citizen who is actively engaged as a not-for-profit provider of
    affordable housing;
  • One citizen who is actively engaged as a real estate professional in
    connection with affordable housing;
  • One citizen who serves on the Planning Board/Local Planning
    Agency;
  • One citizen who resides in the City;
  • One citizen who represents the employers in the City; and
  • One citizen who represents essential services personnel as defined in
    the Local Housing Assistance Plan, which is defined in Sarasota as a
    worker earning less than 80% ($47,700) of the County Median
    Income ($59,600).

Meetings will be held each month with dates and times to be determined. Click here for an application.

 

 

For more information, please contact:
John Nopper, Public Broadcasting Coordinator 941-954-4160
John.Nopper@sarasotagov.com

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