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Council adds discussion on receiving Red Cross parcel to support Welcome Home Ohio housing effort
Summary
Council amended the Finance & Personnel committee agenda to consider receiving a small American Red Cross parcel south of Hudson Street so developers using Welcome Home Ohio funds can build up to eight affordable homes; staff said the Red Cross agreed to a $40,000 price but no ordinance or sale was finalized.
During committee sessions Monday, Athens City Council added discussion of a potential city receipt of a small parcel owned by the American Red Cross to support the Welcome Home Ohio program, which uses state and local funds to subsidize owner‑occupied housing for qualifying buyers.
Director Stone described the program and said the Red Cross parcel immediately south of an existing city‑owned Hudson Street site could accommodate roughly eight homes if lots are creatively configured.…
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