JoCo Commish Kelly Desperately Seeking Housing Projects For COVID Cash

A low-key debate about federal funds must also find a quick alternative . . . Here are the basics:

Johnson County Chairman Mike Kelly plans to direct $2.5 million towards land acquisition for Habitat for Humanity and over $3 million to help house individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

"Housing has been one of our big priorities for the last two years, and will continue to be a priority," Kelly says.

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What Johnson County is doing about housing after homeless shelter defeat

Johnson County has until the end of the year to spend $6 million of federal COVID relief funds that were originally bookmarked for a Lenexa homeless shelter. Johnson County Commission chair Mike Kelly wants that money to still go towards housing solutions.

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