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Board approves $900,000 HOME agreement for Elizabeth Street affordable housing; some commissioners seek more review
Summary
The board approved a $900,000 HOME program agreement with Kingdom Community Development Corporation to fund phase 3 of the Elizabeth Street affordable‑housing project. Supporters cited successful prior phases and homeowner counseling; opponents and some commissioners requested more time to review leverage and subsidy details and urged attention to program equity across the county.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners approved a $900,000 HOME Investment Partnerships agreement on April 27 with Kingdom Community Development Corporation to fund phase 3 of the Elizabeth Street affordable‑housing project in Spring Lake.
Call Manning, director of Kingdom CDC, described the group’s prior phases, explained its homebuyer counseling program and HUD‑certified counseling services, and said families selected for units complete an eight‑hour workshop and one‑on‑one counseling before purchase to reduce…
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