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Commission advances grants: $125,000 each for weatherization contracts and $100,000 for Wesley Community Center improvements
Summary
The City highlighted additional $125,000 awards to Habitat for Humanity and Rebuilding Together Dayton for home energy efficiency programs and a $100,000 West Dayton Development Fund grant to Wesley Community Center for roughly $350,000 in facility improvements.
City Manager Shelley Dickstein highlighted that Items Nos. 3 and 5 would provide an additional $125,000 each to Habitat for Humanity and Rebuilding Together Dayton through the Dayton Home Energy Efficiency Program, funded by CenterPoint Energy, to support weatherization and critical home repairs. She also noted Item No. 10, a $100,000 West Dayton Development Fund grant to Wesley Community Center to support approximately $350,000 in facility improvements; the Wesley grant was praised by public commenter Larry Williams and by Commissioner Beckham.
Commissioners expressed support for neighborhood revitalization and for continued investment in workforce and home-repair programs. The City Manager referred to Wesley Community Center’s long service to West Dayton and the anticipated impact of these grants on home energy efficiency and facility improvements.
