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Resident group urges fuller HOME/CDBG support during HUD annual action-plan hearing
Summary
At a public hearing on the city's 2025—26 HUD annual action plan, a representative of Better Community Neighborhoods (BCNI) described funding requests for homebuyer assistance, owner-occupied rehab and counseling and said some proposals were not recommended in the draft plan.
At a public hearing Monday on the city of Schenectady's 2025—26 HUD annual action plan, Matthew Nelson of Better Community Neighborhoods urged the council to fund multiple housing programs the organization applied for and said several proposals had been reduced or omitted in the recommendations before the council. Nelson told the council BCNI had submitted five proposals, including a $230,000 request for first-time homebuyer assistance, CHDO development requests, $50,000 for…
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