Wakulla should expand housing program

Editor, The Sun:

To all elected officials, chamber members and realtors, leaders:

Wakulla is a very blessed county with nearly a billion dollars in Property Taxes being collected this year. It’s previous county budget has been far less than this amount and great needs that have been left behind can now be lifted to the top of the list.
The most important goal of leadership in governments is caring for its most vulnerable citizens.
Children and those homeless or facing homelessness.
The Federal Government has a program that Wakulla needs to expand. Partners like Habitat for Humanity could participate along with many others.
I know some folks will be critical of such. Judging those who work at the minimum wage and asking why they cannot afford a $300,000 home. The income to do so takes $72,000 a year. Business cannot afford to pay all employees $72,000 a year. I personally believe that’s not enough, $100,000 would be my best guess. I do not think that number includes any form of health, disability, death or retirement planning. Health insurance if not provided by employer cost around $7,200 per person a year for one healthy person.  Then what if something happens to one or both providers of this house hold. We saw that in Covid.
Now dream, Wakulla.  
Wakulla could establish a private public partnership with a consortium of builders and act as the Developer of this project to build the homes. Lease/Sale (HCV) to the recipients who payments would be paid by the HUD directly to the Lender (Wakulla/Housing Partners).
Something similar has already happened. About 50 times.
Some of you may not know that households with more than two children cannot find housing they can afford. Wakulla also has many seniors, who after the Covid crisis cannot afford the present cost of home and health insurance or providing for their food.
I do not want to get lengthy, cause all of you are intelligent. I pray the King of Kings will move on Wakulla, before all the excess funds are spent.  
 Please call your commissioners and ask them to immediately expand the Housing Program to include the Section 8 (HCV) housing home ownership program for its Seniors, Disabled and Families.

Linda Seeders
Crawfordville