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Waukegan adds $400,000 to housing rehab, expands CDBG-eligible repairs; locals praise Rebuild Waukegan
Summary
City officials marked National Community Development Week by announcing a $400,000 city contribution to the CDBG housing-rehab program that will allow new repairs—single driveways, fences and detached garages—and heard business and resident testimonials about Rebuild Waukegan benefits.
Waukegan officials announced an additional $400,000 in city funding for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) housing-rehab program and highlighted new eligible repairs meant to expand help for homeowners and small businesses.
Larisa Garland, director of CDBG, said the injection of city funds will let the housing-rehab program cover items the program had not previously paid for, including single (non-shared) driveways, fences and detached garages. "For the first time ever the city has provided an additional $400,000 to go toward the program specifically for our housing rehab program," Garland said, adding that the work ties into the city’s Rebuild Waukegan…
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