Colorado To Sponsor Affordable Housing For Artists
LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — Colorado plans to help find affordable housing for artists in nine rural communities.
Gov. John Hickenlooper announced the plan Monday at an artists' community in Loveland. The governor says that the state will help sponsor a $50 million plan to create artist housing in nine rural communities, starting with Trinidad.
The other eight communities have not been chosen yet.
The housing will have income caps. Artists who qualify for housing can't make more than 60 percent of their area's median income.
Private foundations are joining the effort. A state spokeswoman says it's not clear how much of the $50 million will be paid by the government.
The program will have a generous definition of "artist." The program will accept architects, filmmakers — even beer and liquor makers.
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