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Committee reviews proposed urgent‑need home‑rehab grant program with Habitat for Humanity
Summary
Staff presented a draft urgent‑need grant program to provide up to $85,000 from the housing trust fund for health‑and‑safety home repairs for income‑eligible homeowners, to be administered by Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley; committee members offered feedback but took no formal vote.
Staff presented a draft program, recommended by the Housing Commission, to provide grants for urgent home repairs to income‑eligible homeowners and to partner with Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley to administer the grants and oversee construction. Ross, presenter, said the program differs from the existing Home Rehab Accessibility Loan Program by providing grants (not loans), setting eligibility at below 60 percent of area median income, and narrowing eligible work to critical health and safety repairs such as roofing, windows, exterior doors, HVAC and accessibility improvements.…
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