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Arkansas City commission authorizes application for $300,000 CDBG housing rehab grant

3411554 · May 20, 2025
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Summary

The commission voted to certify legal authority to apply to the Kansas Department of Commerce for a $300,000 small cities Community Development Block Grant to rehabilitate roughly nine homes, with a $4,000 city commitment and additional local match expected from landlords and other sources.

The Arkansas City Commission voted to authorize the mayor to sign and submit an application to the Kansas Department of Commerce for a 2025 small cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) under the housing rehabilitation category.

City staff told commissioners the proposed grant is for $300,000 and would support renovation of about nine dwellings — five rental units and four owner-occupied homes — and include demolition of two blighted…

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