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Asheville council authorizes submission of CDBG-DR amendments to raise reconstruction cap to $450,000
Summary
City council authorized the city manager to submit HUD CDBG-DR action-plan amendments that raise the state-aligned reconstruction maximum to $450,000 and lower a public-services minimum award to $250,000; staff said the changes reflect higher construction and mitigation costs and aim to expand eligible service providers.
The Asheville City Council on a unanimous voice vote authorized the city manager to submit proposed amendments to the city's Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) action plan that would align local limits with state program changes and expand eligible implementers.
James Shelton, community development division manager, told the council the package includes three items: increasing the maximum award for reconstruction under the state's Renew NC program from $375,000 to $450,000 to reflect higher construction and mitigation costs; lowering…
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