Sarasota Livin'

Budget reform at US Dept of Housing and Urban Development could cost southwest Floridia close to $6 million acording to the SHT.

Community Development Block Grants (CDGB) -- good or bad??

Well.. "Housing advocates predict that most neighborhood and housing projects won’t qualify. They have speculated that the 1,100 communities now receiving CDBG money could be reduced to 700 or fewer.

“It is doubtful Sarasota County would continue to receive funding or the city of Sarasota either,” said Hadsell, whose agency manages all CDBG funds in the county.

That translates into a nearly $2.5 million loss. The Sarasota agency has used that money to install water and sewer lines in Newtown, help finance the construction of the Salvation Army’s new homeless shelter, build a day care center in North Port, and create parks or other improvements in Rosemary, Gillespie Park, Bayou Oaks and other neighborhoods" says the article.

My neighborhood is currently going throught the NAS that would lead us to trying to get some of that money.... so that is not good. But more of the money is going to assist low income people with first time home ownership.... I am good with that (depending on the details...)