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Williamsport council approves HUD reallocations, Bowman Field netting contract and crosswalk MOU; multiple ordinances pass
Summary
Council voted unanimously on several agenda items Thursday, reallocating past HOME/CDBG funds to Habitat for Humanity and Elm Park, correcting language in a consolidated-plan resolution, awarding a netting contract at Bowman Field and approving an MOU with Lycoming College for six crosswalks, among other routine measures.
Williamsport City Council approved several funding reallocations, contracts and agreements Thursday evening, voting unanimously on each recorded action.
At the top of the votes was a resolution that amended past HUD‑funded annual action plans: the council approved reallocating previously unspent HOME funds from fiscal years 2017 and 2018 to Habitat for Humanity housing construction and reallocating a small 2018 CDBG historic‑rehab surplus to Elm Park. City staff said Habitat is building on Scott Street and will use the funds for upcoming houses; staff also said the HOME guideline that requires 15% to a community housing organization will be met with the change. The motion passed 5‑0.
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