Lee County allocates $7.5M in federal funds for affordable housing

Lee County commissioners have approved allocating $7.5 million in federal COVID-19 funds for a pair of affordable housing developments.

The funds come from federal American Rescue Plan Act Recovery & Resilience program, according to a statement. Lee County was provided $149 million in funding to support the local response and recovery from the pandemic. Funds are being allocated for infrastructure, public health, negative economic impacts, revenue replacement and more, the release adds.

The allocations include: