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Council approves contract with East Akron NDC to deliver down‑payment assistance
Summary
An ordinance authorized the director of Planning and Urban Development to contract with East Akron Neighborhood Development Corporation (EANDC) to implement a down-payment assistance program; the committee reported favorably and the measure passed 13–0 under suspended rules.
Council moved to authorize the director of Planning and Urban Development to enter into a contract with East Akron Neighborhood Development Corporation (EANDC) to implement the city's down-payment assistance program. Councilman Kammer said the committee's report was favorable and requested suspension of the rules; the council suspended the rules and passed the ordinance 13–0.
Kammer described the measure as part of a broader set of housing and neighborhood-assistance actions the committee supports. The ordinance authorizes the mayor or his designee to execute necessary contracts to operate the program; the text and conditions for participant eligibility were not read into the record during the meeting. Staff follow-up will occur through the Planning & Urban Development department to implement the assistance program with the community partner.
