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Council/committee reviews HOME and CDBG amendments to support small affordable-housing projects
Summary
Committee discussion covered HOME Investment Partnerships and CDBG action-plan amendments to provide funds for Lenox Flax rehabilitation, a six-unit acquisition for a community land trust and other small affordable‑housing projects; dollar requests were described but no final vote was recorded in the transcript.
Committee members and staff described proposed amendments to HOME Investment Partnerships Program and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocations to support small affordable-housing projects, including rehabilitation work and acquisition by a community land trust.
The transcript reports that the committee discussed using HOME/CDBG funds to support a Lenox Flax rehabilitation project and a six-unit acquisition intended to expand affordable housing. The presentation noted prior grants and a recent total of roughly $334,000 in home funds available last year; project-level requests cited in the discussion included requests around $50,000 and larger acquisition numbers described in fundraising context, though exact approved amounts were not recorded in the session.
Council/committee participants framed the investments as part of a broader strategy to work with community land trusts and rehabilitation projects to preserve and expand small-scale affordable units in proximity to downtown services. The session in the provided transcript does not record a formal recorded vote or an adopted resolution in the minutes excerpt.
