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Garland proposes demo/rehab pilot in Freeman Heights to show costs of home rehab and infill
Summary
Becky King, managing director of Community and Neighborhood Development, told the Development Services Committee on Oct. 14 that staff identified a house in Freeman Heights as a demonstration project for a bounded 380 incentive study.
Becky King, managing director of Community and Neighborhood Development, told the Development Services Committee on Oct. 14 that the city has contracted CZB Consulting to study Garland housing and incentive programs and will present high-level findings at a Nov. 3 work session. As part of a pilot tied to the committee's request, staff proposed buying one property in the bounded 380 area (the Where the Heart Is target area) as a demonstration house for neighborhood outreach and to produce real cost data for potential incentive design.
Jason Wilhite, community development construction manager, said staff identified 801 Woodland in Freeman Heights and worked with the Garland Housing Finance Corporation (GHFC) to pursue the…
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