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Urbana moves to accept state grants for Hope Village tiny‑home project and fleet electrification; residents raise procedural concerns
Summary
Committee voted to forward resolutions accepting $1.2 million and $250,000 in DCEO grants for Hope Village and a separate $250,000 grant for fleet electrification to city council; public letters raised community‑engagement and legal process concerns regarding the Hope Village site.
City staff told the Committee of the Whole on Nov. 18 that the city has been awarded three state grants tied to two projects and recommended accepting the awards and, for two grants, approving subrecipient agreements.
The state awards are: $1,200,000 in Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG‑CV) funds for Hope Village Inc. (a tiny‑homes supportive housing project for medically fragile people who have experienced homelessness); a $250,000 state appropriation also for Hope Village construction costs; and a $250,000 state grant to fund a pilot fleet electrification project for the city’s public works fleet (facility charging upgrades and future vehicle replacements). The two Hope Village awards require subrecipient agreements with the nonprofit Hope Village Inc.; the fleet electrification grant will be administered by the…
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