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City council pauses $90,000 housing strategy contract, sends consultant agreement to admin committee

5722911 · August 5, 2025
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Council members pressed staff and community leaders on who would implement a proposed citywide housing strategy and on use of $250,000 in CDBG-DR planning funds. Council voted to refer the $90,000 contract with Housing Innovations Group to the administration committee for further review.

Jefferson City council members on Monday referred a proposed $90,000 contract to hire a housing strategy consultant to the administration committee after extended public discussion and council questions about implementation and funding. The proposal would use leftover Community Development Block Grant — Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) planning funds allocated after the 2019 tornado to pay for a consultant to develop a detailed housing strategy and implementation plan.

The referral followed a 30-minute presentation by Susan Cook, chair of the Capital City Housing Task Force and director of River City Habitat for Humanity, who said the…

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