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Newport commissioners authorize CDBG application for five single‑family homes; mayor recuses
Summary
The Board of Commissioners voted to authorize submission of a Community Development Block Grant application to the Kentucky Department for Local Government to build five single‑family homes in Newport; Mayor Thomas L. Cadulli Jr. recused from the vote.
The City of Newport Board of Commissioners on Tuesday authorized Mayor Thomas L. Cadulli Jr. to submit an application to the Kentucky Department for Local Government seeking Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) housing funds to build five single‑family homes within the city.
The item, introduced as an order to the board, passed on a roll call with all voting commissioners recorded as “yes” except Mayor Cadulli, who recused himself because of a disclosed relationship between the city and Newport Housing Authority projects handled by his family. The board’s authorization allows the city to apply for housing‑pool CDBG funds administered by the state and allocated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The application seeks funding to build five new detached single‑family houses on vacant lots. City and project representatives said the houses are…
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