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Durham nonprofit urges council to allow modular homes under ARPA amendment
Summary
Durham Community Land Trust told the council that modular homes can expand affordable homeownership and be built faster and more sustainably; council members pressed staff on regulatory and funding details tied to ARPA rules.
Durham's Community Land Trust presented an amendment request to permit modular housing as an eligible use of ARPA funds, saying factory‑built homes could speed delivery of affordable housing and create homeownership opportunities.
Shere Teller, executive director of the Durham Community Land Trust, told the council modular construction is now high quality, sustainable and fast: "El 90 por ciento de una casa modular…
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