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Exodus Family Institute seeks board signoff to apply for CDBG funds for 21 workforce homes
Summary
Exodus Family Institute presented a plan to build 21 single‑family homes priced for local teachers, first responders and health care workers and asked the board to approve applying for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to offset infrastructure costs.
Nonprofit Exodus Family Institute asked the board to permit the organization to apply for a Community Development Block Grant to help fund roads and infrastructure for a proposed 21‑home workforce subdivision called Homes by Jones in the Shiloh District.
Mary Parnell, Exodus co‑founder, said the project targets local teachers, first responders and health professionals priced out of the county’s housing market and argued a small, 21‑lot development could help recruitment and retention and generate local spending. Parnell said Exodus purchased 16 acres and proposed 21…
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