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OECD reports grants, housing inspections and blight remediation as part of 2026 budget pitch
Summary
Sherry Frable and Tom Oleski described increased permit activity, nearly $12 million in grant applications in 2025 and ongoing blight-remediation work; the office seeks new administrative support and to convert a part-time maintenance role to full time.
Sherry Frable, director of the Office of Economic and Community Development, and Tom Oleski, director of Code Enforcement, presented a summary of 2025 grant activity, enforcement metrics and 2026 staffing requests.
Frable said the city has “applied for nearly 12,000,000 in grants” in 2025 and reported awards including roughly $1.5 million in state LSA grants and significant CDBG allocations for playground equipment and Weston Field projects. She outlined HOME-ARP allocations totaling $530,000…
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