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Council discusses EPA grant to remediate former St. Joseph Hospital and create affordable housing
Summary
Council heard details on a proposed EPA Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change grant application to remediate the former St. Joseph Hospital site and convert part of it to roughly 19 affordable housing units plus townhomes and green space; the application was described as seeking just over $19 million for remediation and green infrastructure.
Renee Billings, economic development manager, told the council the city is pursuing an EPA Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change grant to support redevelopment of the former St. Joseph Hospital and the adjacent Boys & Girls Home site into affordable housing and green space.
"We have a plan that turns the property into affordable housing," Billings said, describing a proposal to convert the newer portion of the hospital into about 19 housing units and add…
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