Amador County – The Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency (ATCAA) made a presentation to the Jackson City Council Monday night regarding the planned construction of four single family, low-income houses on Argonaut Drive between Sutter Street and the Sierra View Estates subdivision.

The developments construction does not require the approval of the council, but was made in “a show of good faith,” according to councilmember Keith Sweet.

The housing units will provide a transitional living program for up to two years for families with children, according to Beetle Barbour, ATCAA’s Housing Resource Director.

Barbour said in a memo to the council that transitional living programs “provide stabilized housing with support services for families with children, including focused learning and development for households with a history of serious barriers to getting and keeping permanent housing.”

According to Jackson City Manager Mike Daly, ATCAA applied for funding from the State Housing and Community Development Department for funding from the Proposition 1C program. The application was based on the agency’s evaluation of housing needs in the area and the success of similar housing projects in Columbia. As a result, ATCAA was awarded $1 million to move forward with the project.

Daly said the property has been zoned as medium density residential and allows up to four dwellings per unit acre. Approval is not required because of the property size, and only a ministerial building permit is necessary.

No action was taken by the council. A timeline for when the housing would be completed and who will perform the construction is still being established.

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