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Council backs CDBG planning for Highland Park and approves playground contract
Summary
Council authorized application for a $100,000 CDBG planning grant to study housing-rehab eligibility in Highland Park and approved a $117,450 contract for playground equipment and basketball court refurbishment at Highland Park, both actions intended to address gentrification pressures and neighborhood needs.
The Williamsburg City Council voted to apply for a $100,000 Community Development Block Grant (planning grant) from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development to assess viability for a housing-rehabilitation grant in Highland Park. Planning staff (Miss Griffin) said Highland Park was selected after community outreach and that the planning grant would fund income-eligibility assessments, boundary selection and certified property inspections…
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