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URA updates: website redo, deadlines for unspent HUD dollars, fire station projects and landlord outreach
Summary
URA staff outlined a series of operational and capital updates — including a website overhaul, urgent steps to obligate roughly $311,000 in older HUD funds, planned firehouse repairs, a Wartburg conversion proposal and a landlord outreach effort.
URA staff provided a status update on multiple projects and program constraints during the special meeting.
Website and operations: The URA administrator said the agency is redesigning its web pages to simplify navigation and make program information more accessible; staff expect a site update within about two months and will link URA content to the main city website.
Unspent HUD allocations and timeliness risk: Staff said $311,000 in 2017 HOME/CDBG‑era funds remain unspent and must be obligated quickly to avoid timeliness penalties or HUD recapture. The URA is negotiating with a project applicant that requested $600,000 and is evaluating whether multi‑year allocations can be combined to create a viable project funding package.
Wartburg rehabilitation: One project under negotiation would convert the Wartburg…
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