NICE, Calif. — A community meeting will be held this week about a new affordable housing project to be built starting this spring in Nice that will serve Behavioral Health clients and low-income families.
The Rural Communities Housing Development Corp., or RCHDC, will hold the meeting from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, at the Nice Event Center, 2817 E. Highway 20.
RCHDC, based in Ukiah, plans to build a 40-unit affordable housing complex on a 3.3-acre parcel at 6853 Collier Ave. in Nice.
There will be one unit for an on-site manager, with half of the other 39 units to set aside for Lake County Behavioral Health clients who meet the definition of mental disorder — which includes, under state code, bipolar, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, major affective disorders or other severely disabling mental disorders — as well as substance use disorder or those at risk of homelessness.
The remaining units will be split between Redwood Coast Regional Center clients and low income or very low income households.
The Board of Supervisors, as the Lake County Housing Commission, took key votes in January to give financial approvals to clear the way for the project.
The board also took up a special item at its March 7 meeting at the request of Behavioral Health Services staff in order to approve additional loan documents for the project.
The process involving the project has been confusing, and the former county planning department head made a determination to waive state environmental quality act rules that would have ensured more public input.
RCHDC told Lake County News last year that it would hold more community outreach over the summer, but that didn’t happen.
The meeting this week — although very late in the process — is meant to offer the community the chance to find out more about the project.
The flier for the meeting has not been widely publicized and was reportedly only sent to neighbors within half a mile of the project site. It also has not been posted on RCHDC’s website or Facebook page.
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March 22 meeting to focus on Collier Avenue housing project
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