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Newark council adopts $6 million bond to rehab Newark Housing Authority units amid resident skepticism
Summary
The Newark Municipal Council adopted an ordinance to appropriate $6,000,000 to rehabilitate housing units managed by the Newark Housing Authority. Supporters called it overdue; several residents and advocates said the scale is too small given reported housing need and asked how units will be selected.
The Newark Municipal Council on March 19 adopted ordinance 6 PSFA, authorizing $6,000,000 in bonds to finance rehabilitation of housing units managed by the Newark Housing Authority.
The measure, described in the ordinance as funding “rehabilitation of housing units managed by the Newark Housing Authority and other related expenses,” was the subject of extended public comment before the council’s recorded vote.
Supporters told the council the funds will address deteriorated public housing. “This is the type of legislation the city needs,” one supporter said during public comment, adding the funding could move up to 200 units out of unlivable conditions into transitional housing. Aleef Mohammed, identified in remarks as president and founder of Aleef Mohammed…
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