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ECDA reports on housing rehab, demolition and grant activity; private security incentive funds near exhaustion
Summary
ECDA told the committee that multiple housing rehab projects are underway, Fifth Avenue demolition closeout is complete, shelter grant bids will open this week, and about $4,800 in ARPA-funded private security incentives remain for the fiscal year.
During the March 2 Community Development Committee meeting, ECDA staff provided a detailed departmental report covering construction and housing-rehab programs, demolition closeout, grant activity, and a small ARPA-funded private security incentive program.
Barbie Watson, presenting the ECDA report, said 25 construction programs are currently in progress and that the lead-abatement program had eight projects underway with two completions in February. Watson noted the HUD-funded healthy-homes grant is winding down; nine projects remain and staff will proceed with…
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