Fruita Housing Authority

The purpose of the Fruita Housing Authority is to assist the City of Fruita in meeting its goals of housing for all those who want to live in Fruita and to maintain various types of housing within the City, in the following ways:

• By fostering and coordinating cooperation with partners within and outside of the City of Fruita to create affordable housing through tax abatement programming (for instance through low-income housing tax credit financing (“LIHTC”) projects).

Fruita's Land Use and Growth Vision (As shown in the Fruita in Motion Comprehensive Plan)

"Fruita is a distinct city within the Grand Valley. It is an efficiently laid-out community with small-town character situated among agricultural lands and a breathtaking desert landscape. It has a thriving downtown vibrant with businesses, residents, and civic gathering spaces. Surrounding the downtown are well-connected neighborhoods that provide a variety of housing sizes, types, and styles."

Helpful Resources

• Fruita Housing Authority Bylaws
• Fruita Housing Authority Meeting Information.  
• Fruita in Motion Comprehensive Plan
• Fruita Land Use Code

Fruita Housing Authority Roles and Duties

• Officers - The officers of the Authority shall be a Chair, a Vice Chair, a Secretary and a Treasurer. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 29-4-205(2), the Mayor shall ex officio be Chair of the Board. The Mayor Pro Tem shall ex officio be Vice Chair of the Board. The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Authority, sign contracts if authorized by Resolution, deeds, and other instruments of the Authority, with attestation by the Secretary. The City Clerk or Deputy City Clerk, as available, shall serve as Secretary. The Secretary shall sign the Minutes for every meeting of the Board. The Treasurer shall be the City Finance Director. The Vice Chair shall perform the duties of the Chair in the absence or incapacity of the Chair.
• Employees - The City Manager or his designee shall serve as the Director of the Authority. The Housing Authority Director shall submit the Authority’s budget to City Council. The Board may, at its discretion, hire other employees who may also be employees of the City of Fruita.

Fruita Housing Authority Projects

• Fruita Mews - Fruita Housing Authority becomes a Special Limited Partner with IndiBuild for the Fruita Mews development project. 
  • If you are interested in learning more about housing options with the Fruita Mews, please contact Syringa Property Management by phone at 970-730-7826 or by email at melissa@syringaproperties.com.