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Resident urges residential rehab grants; council moves community-improvement line and potential residential program to budget discussions
Summary
Retired carpenter Jeff Nelson urged the city to pursue residential rehabilitation grants that would help low-income seniors and people with disabilities pay for repairs such as wheelchair ramps, furnaces and electrical upgrades.
Retired carpenter Jeff Nelson urged the city to pursue residential rehabilitation grants that would help low-income seniors and people with disabilities pay for repairs such as wheelchair ramps, furnaces and electrical upgrades.
The request matters because residents with fixed incomes and persons with disabilities may lack resources to bring older houses up to code, and a city-coordinated grant effort could use outside funding and certified contractors to accomplish repairs while stimulating local business.
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