Placer County Placer workers struggling to afford a home will soon have a new option to make their housing dreams come true. The county’s Workforce Housing Preservation Program will pay homeowners to deed restrict their properties so that only local workers can purchase or rent them. The program would provide qualifying home buyers a funding source that could be used for a down payment or renovations. The program would also be eligible for recently constructed housing that is deed restricted for local worker occupancy. Guidelines for the new program were approved unanimously Tuesday by the county Board of Supervisors, allowing a soft launch to proceed this year.