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Council retreat yields recovery priorities: push to move CDBG‑DR money quickly, focus on water resilience and housing stability
Summary
At a two‑day council retreat staff and council set short‑ and medium‑term recovery goals across four priority areas — people, economy, housing and infrastructure — and asked staff to return with a consolidated 'game plan' to move CDBG‑DR funding and capital projects while seeking small early restoration wins and protections against displacement.
Council members spent a large portion of the retreat translating recovery priorities into measurable short‑term steps and a medium‑term strategy to use federal recovery dollars efficiently.
Ben (council member) summarized economy group goals as creating ‘‘a process for CDBG‑DR funds to start getting those out the door in 1 year’’ and ensuring underrepresented local businesses are actively included in recovery contracting. Jay Dundas, capital management director, detailed the scale of infrastructure damage staff is managing — dozens of facilities and parks, six greenways, roughly 200 public‑works damage points and 16 water‑asset damages — and said staff is…
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