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Council withdraws proposed rescission of $1.5M affordable-housing deal with BEAT after extended debate
Summary
After extended debate over contractor performance, contract history and legal risk, the Birmingham City Council withdrew a resolution that would have rescinded a $1.5 million affordable-housing agreement with Bethel Easley Action Task (BEAT) and agreed to gather more information before taking action.
The Birmingham City Council debated and then withdrew a resolution to rescind a $1.5 million city support agreement with Bethel Easley Action Task Inc. (BEAT), a nonprofit developer contracted to build single-family affordable housing in the Union Ridge neighborhood.
Councilors split over whether BEAT’s past performance and the city’s oversight justified canceling the contract. One council member argued the group had not completed two earlier houses and said, “My problem with that is they failed to build 2 houses in…
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