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Community groups urge Houston to steer more disaster‑relief CDBG funds to home repairs and housing recovery
Summary
Multiple community organizations and residents told council that the city should prioritize home repair and housing recovery in the Disaster Recovery (DR‑24) action plan, asking council to reallocate funding from other buckets and to involve residents in program oversight.
Speakers at Tuesday’s public comment period urged the Houston City Council and housing department to prioritize housing repair and recovery in the city’s Disaster Recovery action plan and to expand oversight and resident participation in how funds are spent.
Julio Aruna of Texas Housers welcomed the addition of CDBG‑DR funding for home repair programs but urged the council to ensure that future repositioning of DR‑24 funds be dedicated to home repair and to give the community a seat at the…
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