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Council limits home-repair grant to $250,000 in CDBG funds; staff had proposed $500,000 split with general fund
Summary
Staff proposed a third round of the Home Improvement Repair Program with $500,000 total—$250,000 CDBG and $250,000 city match. Council members raised competing priorities and agreed to proceed with $250,000 in CDBG funding only.
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — City staff recommended a third round of the Home Improvement Repair Program Tuesday to continue grants for owner‑occupied single‑family homes; council agreed to limit the program to $250,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds rather than the $500,000 proposal.
Michelle Perkins, program manager in the city’s Community and Economic Development Department, told council staff recommended a third round…
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