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Neighborhood Housing Services urges Dimmit County to form land bank, pursue CDBG grants for affordable housing
Summary
Neighborhood Housing Services of Dimmit County presented a plan to create a land bank to acquire tax-delinquent and vacant properties and use Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding and other supports to develop affordable rentals, workforce development and neighborhood revitalization.
Michael Coates, identified himself as grants compliance officer for Neighborhood Housing Services of Dimmit County, presented a proposal to establish a local land bank and to pursue Community Development Block Grant funds to support affordable housing and community revitalization. "Right now, we have about 33.3% of households are considered cost burdened," Coates said, citing a county median income near $27,374.
Coates described a land bank as "a public or non-profit organization created to acquire, manage, and repurpose vacant, abandoned, and tax delinquent properties," and said its key benefits would include returning underused properties to…
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