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LPC told to cut DRI requests by roughly half; public workshops and sponsor Q&A planned
Summary
Staff told the Poughkeepsie LPC it received $33.7 million in DRI funding requests across 25 applications and will ask the committee to reduce that to a recommended slate totaling $12–$16 million; project sponsors will be asked to present and answer questions at the next meeting.
Local planning staff told the Poughkeepsie Local Planning Committee that 25 applications requesting a total of $33,700,000 in Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) funds were received and that the committee must find a slate of projects requesting between $12 million and $16 million to submit to the state.
City and consultant staff said the first meeting's role was to introduce projects, flag applications with obvious eligibility or readiness issues, and explain the multi‑step review process. Staff outlined a sequence: preliminary screening, sponsor Q&A at the next LPC meeting, a public workshop and survey, and two additional committee meetings to refine…
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