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A business plan/operation manual developed by the task force estimated it would cost around $500,000 to $1 million annually for City Hall and the County Courthouse to operate a housing authority for the first several years until it can become sustainable. 

One possibility to solving the housing crisis discussed at a joint meeting between the Park City Council and Summit County Council on Tuesday was the creation of a regional housing authority; a quasi-governmental body formed to coordinate a collaborative, strategic response to housing. The idea has circulated in the Park City area in previous years, but hasn’t gained much traction.

The St. Augustine City Commission voted unanimously this week to support the creation of a housing authority in St. Johns County.

St. Johns County commissioners will dig into the possibility of creating a housing authority to help address the areas "housing crisis."

St. Johns County affordable housing officials will discuss the possibility of creating a public housing authority.

With the swift cut of a bright-red ribbon, the transition of a crime-ridden motel into a newly remodeled affordable housing complex in Salt Lake City was complete.

Community advocate Pamela Atkinson and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox toured Pamela’s Place Apartments on Salt Lake City’s west side Tuesday. When Utahns file their taxers this year, they can donate to the Pamela Atkinson Homeless Account.

Gov. Cox and community advocate Pamela Atkinson were on hand at a tour of Pamelas Place Apartments in Salt Lake City Tuesday.

For Edna Williams, finding St. Marks Tower in Salt Lake City was a godsend. “I don’t think I would have survived if I couldn’t find places like this,” said Williams, who has lived in the high-rise for low-income seniors for almost three years. Joe Wick, 82, feels the same. He’s been a resident there almost five years. With no pension from his career, he takes in only social security income. To live at the complex, both Wick and Williams pay 30% of their income for rent. Utilities are ...