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Legacy CDC tells Port Arthur council delays and paperwork stalled downtown homebuilding program; rehabs continue under ARPA funding
Summary
Legacy CDC said federal program limits and administrative delays have slowed an initiative to build homes downtown and urged council to help get remaining funding and ballot steps completed.
Legacy CDC executive director Vivian Blue told the City Council on Feb. 25 that the nonprofit’s housing programs continue to serve Port Arthur, but that administrative and ballot-timing issues have delayed a downtown home-building initiative.
Blue said the nonprofit has rehabilitated 78 homes under a Jefferson County ARPA award of $2.5 million and is working to reach a target of 120 homes this summer. She said homeownership…
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