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Plano council adopts 2025–29 consolidated housing plan with changes to first-time buyer provisions
Summary
The Plano City Council on April 7 adopted the 2025–2029 Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan, revising the draft to remove a broad first-time homebuyer down-payment program from the new five-year plan and prioritizing rental assistance, rehabilitation and homelessness prevention.
The Plano City Council on April 7 adopted the 2025–2029 Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan, which outlines use of federally provided Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) funds. After extensive discussion about program priorities, the council approved the plan with a set of changes narrowing first-time homebuyer assistance and limiting acquisition/resale or new-construction uses outside the federally required CHDO carve-out.
Curtis Howard, director of neighborhood services, summarized the federal grants and draft goals. The plan covers programs including housing rehabilitation, tenant-based rental assistance, homelessness prevention, public services, and CHDO (Community…
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