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Advocates press Council to fund Philadelphia Energy Authority operations to expand home‑repair program
Summary
Residents and coalition advocates told Council the Built to Last whole‑home repair program needs operating funds beyond the $8.25M first‑year HOME allocation; multiple witnesses urged a $4M PEA operating appropriation to scale repairs and leverage private investment.
Patrick Houston, a North Philadelphia resident, told Council the Built to Last whole‑home repair program run by the Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) has made progress but lacks operations funding to administer repairs at scale.
"PEA says each home costs about $34,000 to complete," Houston said, noting the $8,250,000 HOME allocation will reach only a fraction of…
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