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Council authorizes city to apply for $1 million recovery-housing grant; some councilors push for more detail
Summary
The Dover City Council voted to authorize the city to apply for and receive up to $1,000,000 in Recovery Housing Program funds for a proposed recovery house at 7 Avon Avenue, to be passed through to the Dover Housing Authority and partner Fairtide; councilors raised questions about budgets, operator capacity and reporting requirements before approving the pass-through with one no vote and one recusal.
The Dover City Council voted to authorize the city to apply for and accept up to $1,000,000 in Recovery Housing Program (RHP) funds to support a proposed recovery house at 7 Avon Avenue, with the city acting as the grant recipient and passing funds to the Dover Housing Authority (DHA) and partner organization Fairtide.
The grant authorization—framed by staff as a required step so the municipal recipient can access RHP funds—is intended to fund conversion of a city‑owned property into a two‑story recovery house with four bedrooms and shared living space for eight tenants. City manager’s staff said the city’s role would be administrative: receive the grant, account…
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