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Asheville committee weighs CDBG options, including lead service‑line replacements and shelter funding
Summary
Committee members reviewed four scenarios for allocating roughly $777,000 in CDBG funds, weighing a large award to water for lead service‑line replacement against splitting awards among Helpmate, Habitat for Humanity, Mountain BizWorks and other nonprofits; staff proposed returning April 7 with a hybrid recommendation and possible multi‑year plan for lead line work.
James Shelton, Community Development Division Manager, briefed the Housing & Community Development Committee on the city’s steady‑state CDBG program for the coming year, estimating a $971,000 grant and roughly $777,092 available for awards after a 20% administrative set‑aside. Shelton said staff received more than $4.5 million in requests and presented four funding scenarios to distribute the limited dollars.
Option A would allocate $677,054 to Asheville Water Resources for lead service‑line replacement and $100,038 to Helpmate for case management tied to HOME TBRA. Options B through D progressively redistribute funds to include Mountain BizWorks’…
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