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Janesville CDA reallocates $10,400 in CDBG public-service funds to local rental assistance and health services
Summary
The Janesville Community Development Authority voted 4-2 (with one member absent) to reallocate $10,400 in Community Development Block Grant public‑service funds, splitting the money between ECHO and Health Net after a friendly amendment to the original motion.
The Janesville Community Development Authority voted to reallocate $10,400 in federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) public‑service funds, directing $7,600 to ECHO for rental assistance and $2,800 to Health Net.
The decision came after public comment from Jessica Loker, executive director of ECHO, and staff presentations on available funding. "So so far this year, we've spent $55,000 just in the city of Janesville doing prevention, rental assistance. And 48% of those households had children in them. 20% were homeless right before they moved into that unit," Loker told the CDA, adding that ECHO is currently booking rental assistance into June and that more funding would be "greatly beneficial."
The CDA staff presentation noted that the council received a slightly higher CDBG allocation…
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