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Council OKs $1.475 million in CDBG funds to buy and rehab 12 former public-housing units
Summary
Council approved allocating $575,000 to acquire 12 former public housing units already approved for sale by HUD and an additional $900,000 for rehabilitation, with a goal of rehabbing for low-income homebuyers or rental affordability; motion passed unanimously.
The Wichita City Council on Wednesday approved a two-part Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocation to buy and rehabilitate 12 former public-housing houses that the Wichita Housing Authority has listed for disposition under HUD programs.
Background: The Housing Authority converted a portion of its public-housing portfolio under HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration program and later filed multiple Section 18 disposition applications to sell the remaining scattered single-family homes. Housing staff told the council that 34 of the single-family properties have sold and many more are under contract; the 12 units in…
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