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Residents press for transparency as committee reviews Hunters Point community benefits funds
Summary
A lengthy hearing on the Bayview Hunters Point Core Community Benefits Agreement (CCBA) exposed community frustration over slow disbursement and limited transparency of roughly $28.6 million pledged for housing and nearly $9 million for workforce programs; committee members urged the Implementation Committee and signatories to address governance, fill a vacant community seat and accelerate grants. The committee continued the hearing to the call of the chair.
Chair Supervisor Malia Cohen convened a hearing on June 1 to review implementation of the Bayview Hunters Point Core Community Benefits Agreement (CCBA) and to receive updates from the Implementation Committee (IC), the developer and fiduciary managers.
The CCBA, a private agreement negotiated in 2008 between Lennar Urban (the master developer) and a coalition of community signatories commonly referred to as 80/10 (Alliance for District 10 groups), committed roughly $28.6 million to a Community First housing fund and about $8.9 million to workforce development. OCII staff noted that the CCBA is a private agreement and that the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure is not a party to the IC’s administration or fund distribution.
LaShawn Walker, director of community affairs for Lennar Urban…
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