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IURA outlines CDBG/HOME recommendations and flags spending deadline to meet federal ratio

Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency · April 17, 2026
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Summary

Staff presented recommended CDBG/HOME allocations and project priorities — including Floral Ave sidewalk safety work, Wharton Studios ADA upgrades and Cass Park bathroom replacements — and warned the agency must spend roughly $290,000 by June to meet CDBG unexpended‑funds ratio rules.

Agency staff presented the agency's recommended Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME project list for the funding year and described both project priorities and timing constraints related to federal spending rules.

Nels summarized the action plan the agency will forward to the county council: a focus on housing, continuation of job training and placement programs, and public‑facility improvements such…

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