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Housing committee reviews 19A rehab plans, demolition needs and modular home manufacturing interest
Summary
Council housing committee discussed EPA-backed retrofit plans for 19A homes, demolition schedule managed by the land bank, and a potential modular-home manufacturing facility; State Historic Preservation Office input and funding shortages for demolition were flagged.
The Jamestown City Council’s housing committee discussed rehabilitation and demolition plans for a set of city properties, and heard about a possible local modular-housing manufacturer.
Committee member Mr. Champ reported that staff checked the city’s 19A homes program and found nine properties for sale; two of those have proposals in progress. The committee is exploring an EPA grant to retrofit many of the homes to all-electric systems as a way to modernize the stock and promote energy upgrades.
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