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Newton council approves amendment to scattered-site housing rehab grant after resident complaints
Summary
Newton approved an amendment to replace original beneficiaries in a scattered-site home rehabilitation grant so eight homes (rather than the original 15) will be rehabilitated; a resident complained of prolonged contractor delays and damage during work.
The Newton City Council on Dec. 3 unanimously approved an amendment to the city’s scattered-site housing rehabilitation grant that replaces the original targeted beneficiaries and reduces the number of homes to be rehabilitated to eight.
Community Development Director Ben Willis told the council the grant from the North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Rural Economic Development Division originally targeted 15 pre-selected homes; at…
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