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Thursday, the Fresno City Council awarded $3.5 million in state funding to Visalia developer Self-Help Enterprises to purchase La Hacienda Mobile Estates to provide affordable housing units to the community.

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On Thursday, the city council will vote on whether to grant Self-Help Enterprises $3.5 million to purchase La Hacienda Mobile Estates.

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“Preservation of existing housing is one of our primary goals at SHE, along with the development of new affordable housing opportunities,” Betsy McGovern‑Garcia, Vice President of Self Help said. “Our goal with this project is to secure resources to acquire and rehabilitate the community, so it can continue to be high quality affordable housing for seniors in Exeter for another 55 years.”

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One of the biggest changes to Kern’s new groundwater approach is preparation of a robust domestic well program under a planned partnership with nonprofit Self-Help Enterprises to make sure damage to household wells from over pumping is minimized and addressed so residents are protected.

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Holland & Knight attorneys assisted Self-Help Enterprises in preparing the application materials and securing approval for a “zero net energy” development project with 94 homes for lower-income households in the City of Visalia, California.

“This housing development project is an important step in addressing California’s housing crisis and will make a significant impact on the lives of lower-income households who are at risk of homelessness,” said Mr. Golub. “We are proud to have assisted Self-Help Enterprises in getting approval for this project.”

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Eva Dominguez, a manager for Self-Help Enterprises, said the latest problem – one of three recent incidents – has to do with the city’s antiquated septic system and foreign objects being introduced to it.

“There have been instances where metal things, a screw, made it into the pumps for the lift station that push the waste out towards Orosi,” she said. The objects foul the pumps, resulting in solid waste entering a pipeline that is wholly inadequate to handle the volume.

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If the state doesn’t order improvements to protect household and community supplies, disadvantaged communities in the San Joaquin Valley will suffer, said Jasmine Rivera, a community development specialist with Self-Help Enterprises, which provides emergency water to households.

“The stakes are extremely high,” Rivera said. “And the risk is extremely high.”

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Sonia Sanchez, manager of the community engagement and planning team at nonprofit Self-Help Enterprises, which is one of the organizations administering the program along with the Environmental Defense Fund, said the program is out of money for now but she is hopeful more funding will become available.

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Having a home is about having security, protection, and hope for the future. That is the sentiment heard from Nicole, a resident of Los Arroyos, a new affordable housing community in Farmersville.

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