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Caney council approves release of CDBG funds and receives quarterly housing-revitalization update
Summary
Council approved the release of CDBG funds for the expanded target area and received a quarterly progress report: Cash Request 6 released, Environmental Review nearing completion, and a contractor call scheduled next week; staff explained some costs require a $3,000 local match and homeowner match when per-home costs exceed grant allotments.
Council approved the request to release funds for the expanded CDBG target area, a required administrative step to begin using grant money in additional neighborhoods. Staff said some costs — including required Environmental Reviews and potential homeowner overages when work exceeds per-home allotments — are not eligible under CDBG and will require a local match; staff referenced a $3,000 local match in the discussion.
Staff delivered the quarterly progress report for the CDBG Housing Revitalization Grant: Cash Request 6 has been released, the Environmental Review is nearing completion, and the call to contractors will be issued next week to begin work on the second set of houses. City Clerk Adam Lanter told the council that one or two houses in the city landbank may go into demolition under the grant.
Council approved the release of funds by motion (mover: Council Member Elizabeth Burch; seconder: Council President Jeff Culver); the motion carried 3-0. Staff said the Department of Commerce audited the CDBG documentation this week and will return when the project wraps up.
