Supervisors Consider Proposal To Preserve Affordable Housing At Buena Vista

PRESS ADVISORY

PALO ALTO –The County Board of Supervisors will hear a proposal on Tuesday, January 27th, to discuss using $8 million from its affordable housing fund to help prevent the closure of the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park in Palo Alto.  Buena Vista is the last mobile home park in Palo Alto, and provides an affordable home to about 100 mostly low-income families, about 400 people in total.

The proposal from Supervisors Joe Simitian and Dave Cortese would, if approved by the Board, direct County staff to:

• Enter into discussions with the City of Palo Alto, local housing organizations, the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park Residents Association, and other interested parties for the purpose of securing the long-term viability of the mobile home park as deed-restricted affordable housing.
• Set aside up to $8 million from the County’s Stanford GUP Affordable Housing Fund (established to create and preserve affordable housing within six miles of the University) to provide a portion of the necessary funding.

WHAT: Santa Clara Board of Supervisors Meeting

WHEN: Tuesday, January 27th
9:00 a.m.

WHO: County Board of Supervisors
                       
WHERE: Santa Clara County Board Chambers
70 West Hedding Street, San Jose

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