With finding an affordable place to live becoming a bigger challenge in South Florida, Palm Beach county commissioners agreed to place on the November ballot a referendum for a $200 million bond to subsidize more affordable and workforce housing.
The bond would address the housing supply for people who earn lower to middle income wages in restaurants, tourism, education, health care, law enforcement and agriculture. “We specify that it would assist in the creation of units for the workforce,” says Jonathan Brown, director of housing and economic development for Palm Beach County. “We are working with the County Commission to determine what will be built if the bond is approved by the voters.”