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BEA outlines housing champions, invest-in-h program and broadband plans in reorganization push
Summary
Officials described a reorganization that groups planning, housing and broadband under a new division; lawmakers heard that $5 million in existing housing funds will be carried forward and that federal broadband grants are being administered in multi-year plans.
Agency officials told lawmakers the Business and Economic Affairs reorganization now groups municipal planning, housing programs and broadband into a single Division of Planning and Community Development and outlined how several multi-year programs will be administered.
"The division of planning and community development pulls three related areas of focus for the agency," Chase Hegeman said, listing the office of planning and development, housing offices (including the housing champions program) and a broadband team.
Lawmakers asked about a $5 million housing champions…
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