Keystone council tussles with county invitation to join Housing Helps assistance program

Keystone council tussles with county invitation to join Housing Helps assistance program

An invitation to join Summit County’s Housing Helps program prompted over an hour of discussion at Keystone’s Town Council work session on Tuesday evening.  The program allows participating towns to pay an amount of money — in Keystone’s case, between $200,000 and $400,000 — toward turning existing properties into deed-restricted housing. The county then matches the amount paid by the town.  If Keystone were to opt into the program, the town and…