CityofGoleta
Source: City of Goleta
The Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara, in partnership with the County of Santa Barbara and City of Goleta, held a virtual community informational meeting last week, on February 10, on the proposed permanent supportive housing development project at 6021 Hollister Avenue in Goleta, currently the site of a Super 8 motel. If you were unable to attend the meeting, a recording is available at https://youtu.be/vUESHDmIGec.
The meeting provided information about the proposed development and answered questions from the community.
The Super 8 housing development project is proposed to include 59 permanent supportive housing units for people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness. One unit will house an onsite property manager, plus five existing units will be converted to support community space and a robust offering of services.
If grant funding is approved, more than $16 million of the approximately $20 million total project cost would be awarded through the State of California Homekey 2.0 Program. An additional $2 million is expected from the state for rental subsidy and operating costs. Generous additional funding has been reserved for this development by the County of Santa Barbara and City of Goleta. Under recent State law (AB 140 and AB 2162), supportive housing projects funded through the Homekey program are automatically deemed consistent and in conformity with local General Plan and zoning requirements and allowed by right as a permitted use.
That’s nearly $340,000 per room for each homeless person. In many states that buys you a 3,000 square foot home and an acre of land.
The answer is no.
Sincerely,
– Voice of reason
– Citizens of Goleta
Unfortunately, providing housing for people experiencing homelessness won’t stop them for from experiencing “homelessness.” It seems that many people don’t really understand what “homelessness” is. Here is a good explanation of the root cause of the problem. Any solution that does not address this is doomed to fail.
https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/addiction/what-is-addiction
CHIP – of course, you’re not correct. Substance abuse is not “the root cause” of homelessness. There are MANY other factors and reasons for homelessness. It’s easy to blame someone’s weakness when you don’t like helping them. It’s a little hard to swallow the truth and understand that many are homeless through no fault of their own.