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Commission approves $40,000 fee waiver to support Mennonite Housing Phase 2 application
Summary
The commission agreed to commit $40,000 in fee waivers to help Mennonite Housing secure points in a Kansas Housing Resources Corporation application for a Phase 2 expansion at Harvest Point; commissioners favored a smaller 28-unit phase pending an upcoming housing study and authorized reimbursement from economic-development sales tax.
The Newton City Commission on April 8 approved a $40,000 fee‑waiver commitment to Mennonite Housing to support the organization’s Phase 2 application for the Harvest Point affordable housing project. Commissioners also authorized reimbursing the city’s economic development fund (sales tax) for the commitment when appropriate.
Mennonite Housing sought municipal support to score points in a Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC) funding application. Staff summarized that KHRC scoring rules had changed since Phase 1; a larger fee‑waiver threshold (previously $20,000 for full points, now $80,000) influenced the request. Mennonite Housing offered two options: a 44‑unit Phase 2 with a $40,000 waiver (yielding 5 points) or a smaller 28‑unit Phase 2 that, with a…
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