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Binghamton council okays $386,749 ARPA agreement with Southern Door Community Land Trust
Summary
The Binghamton City Council voted to authorize the mayor to enter an agreement committing $386,749 in remaining ARPA funds to the Southern Door Community Land Trust, following public comments from the trust and council discussion that the funds better serve a housing project than the land bank.
The Binghamton City Council on a voice/roll call vote approved introductory resolution R24-103 authorizing the mayor to enter into an agreement with the Southern Door Community Land Trust to deploy $386,749 of remaining ARPA funds toward an affordable housing project.
The motion was made by Councilman Hotchkiss and seconded by Councilman Dunton. During discussion Hotchkiss said the allocation is a better use of the remaining ARPA funds than sending the money to the land bank and called the project an…
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