The Belpre City Council approved a motion to place a resolution on first reading authorizing the city to enter into a Community Housing Impact and Preservation partner agreement.

The resolution matters because it begins a formal process for the city to partner with a program aimed at housing impact and preservation work in the community.

Mister Kiss (planning and zoning/economic development) told the council the resolution would be placed on the agenda for first reading only and that an outreach day is planned to support the program. The transcript shows a roll-call vote advancing the resolution to first reading with council members recording “aye.” The item was explicitly recorded as a first reading and will return for further consideration in a future meeting.

No final contract or partner agreement was executed at the meeting; the action on the record was to place the item on first reading and to proceed with outreach and next steps described by staff and the planning committee.