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Redwood City – The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors today put $1 million toward an expanding effort to build affordable housing for local farmworkers.
“We are 100 percent committed to this effort,” said San Mateo County Supervisor Ray Mueller, whose District 3 includes most of the county’s agricultural land. “This $1 million represents the start-up costs necessary to move forward with speed.”
The funds, from the local Measure K half-cent sales tax, will help cover the costs necessary for planning, project management and other work. The County is seeking $5 million in state funds from the Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program as part of the overall effort to improve the living conditions for coastal farmworkers.
