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ECDA reports 45 active housing projects, demolition and roof bids to be reissued
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Kankakee Economic and Community Development Agency reported 45 active construction projects, ongoing waitlists for lead abatement and healthy-homes work, and plans to re-bid a Fifth Avenue demolition and public-facility roof project; staff also highlighted community outreach and a volunteer Day of Action.
Barbara Watson, ECDA director, told the Community Development Committee on May 5 that the Economic and Community Development Agency has 45 construction projects active across the city and projects in every ward.
The update matters because these programs — funded through federal grants and local allocations — deliver housing rehabilitation, lead abatement and other repairs to low-income residents and influence waiting lists and contractor schedules.
"We have 45 projects that are in progress right now, various stages from inspection to rehab, clearance," Watson said. She said the agency completed 19 housing-rehab projects in the previous fiscal year and expects more completions this year as the new fiscal year begins.
Watson reported program wait lists: a general wait…
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