The Vista City Council this week turned down a request for $5 million from the housing nonprofit Solutions for Change, saying it had not been given enough time to consider the request, and the amount being sought would use nearly all the city’s affordable housing funds.
Solutions for Change hopes to build a a 33-unit, low-income housing complex on East Vista Way, along with a new intake and access center for families in its program. It asked the city to commit the money by Feb. 28 to enable it to compete for a county grant application due on March 1.
“Solutions has a unique opportunity to leverage the city’s financial support within its application,” the organization stated in a letter to the city. “We cannot bring this much-needed community asset to fruition without your support. Please consider providing the partnership a letter, committing to make the city loan.”