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Committee advances Phase 1 of village affordable homeownership program, cites $159K village share for 10 homes
Summary
The committee forwarded Resolution 11‑R‑26 to the Feb. 17 village board with a positive recommendation. Staff proposed partnering with Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity to build 10 single‑family homes on infill lots; estimated total project cost $1.76M with the village's site‑readiness share about $159,000 (≈9%).
The Machesney Park Planning & Economic Development Committee voted Feb. 2 to forward Resolution 11‑R‑26 to the village board with a positive recommendation to authorize Phase 1 of an affordable homeownership program.
Village staff (Kevin) said the program would focus on infill lots in the Darby Close subdivision on Brentwood Road, using village‑owned and land bank‑owned parcels where possible. "The definition for affordable housing is housing in which the occupant is paying no more than 30% of…
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