Flagstaff: Locals see long wait times for public housing as affordability remains issue

Flagstaff city council took the first step in purchasing a two-acre parcel near Siler Homes for affordable housing. / Photo Corina Vanek / Arizona Daily Sun

By Adrian Skabelund | Arizona Daily Sun

As affordable housing remains an issue in Flagstaff, residents looking to city-run housing programs for help are running into the challenge of long wait times.

Waits for public housing and Section 8 vouchers, which are managed by the city, have grown longer and longer, with one individual in need of public housing approaching his 10th year on a city wait list, said city housing director Sarah Darr.

Public housing units, which are funded and regulated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, are available based on two factors: what kind of unit an individual or family needs and how prioritized they are.

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