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Council hears GCRA annual plan, adopts preliminary CDBG/HOME allocations and appoints trustee for stadium bonds
Summary
The council heard a presentation from the redevelopment authority on CDBG and HOME programs and approved a preliminary allocation package administered through GCRA. Council also voted to appoint US Bank as trustee for stadium revenue bonds; residents urged more enforcement of short-term rentals and requested traffic-calming measures.
The city council heard a presentation from Francis Warren Baez, program manager at the redevelopment authority, on the Greenville County Redevelopment Authority's (GCRA) annual action plan and preliminary funding estimates and then adopted a resolution allocating Community Development Block Grant and HOME funds administered through GCRA.
"My name is Francis Warren Baez. I'm the program manager at the redevelopment authority," Baez said during the public hearing, laying out the authority's mission to finance affordable housing, rehabilitation and public services across the county. He described the primary federal funding sources the authority manages, including the…
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