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Public criticizes historic preservation rehabilitation grants as windfall for high-value homeowners; council approves grants
Summary
A public commenter argued that historic-preservation exterior rehabilitation grants disproportionately benefit high-value homeowners and suggested reallocating funds to first-time buyers; council voted to approve the grant list despite the criticism.
During public comment at the March 3 Phoenix City Council meeting, a resident criticized the city’s historic-preservation exterior rehabilitation grants, saying the homeowners receiving grants are generally high-value property owners who do not need city assistance and that the program produces a windfall for the affluent.
The speaker,…
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