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Neighborhood Development Services seeks $20,000 for Habitat repairs and up to $2,000 for van modification under Section 17 funds
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Staff asked the board to recommend $20,000 from Section 17 funds to Habitat’s home-repair program and up to $2,000 to modify a Streetsboro resident's van for wheelchair access; staff proposed moving the items to a journal entry next week.
Neighborhood Development Services staff asked the Portage County Board of Commissioners to move two Section 17 fund requests forward to a journal entry next week.
The first is a $20,000 request from Habitat to support the countywide home-repair program for projects that do not meet Community Development Block Grant procurement rules; staff said Section 17 is appropriate for projects that rely on volunteer labor and other nonstandard procurement arrangements. The presenter said, “When we collected the steering committee applications this round, they turned in a $20,000 application for their home repair program.”
The second request would provide up to $2,000 to modify a Streetsboro resident’s van so a single mother who uses a prosthetic leg and is deaf can drive and secure a wheelchair. Staff described the estimate as "about 1,700 to 2,000" and proposed paying the vendor directly so the county can verify the work. The presenter asked the board to recommend forwarding both items to the journal entry for next week; commissioners did not object during the meeting discussion.
Next steps: Neighborhood Development Services will prepare the journal entry and return to the board at the next meeting with documentation and any required procurement notes.
