13th Street Corridor advocates tell council they've been shut out of housing funding for two decades
Who it touches: If you live in the 13th Street corridor — roughly Wabash to Maple Avenue between 13th and 25th Street on the north side, and Poplar to Voorhees between 10th and 17th Street on the south side — this is a two-decades-old redevelopment plan that advocates say still hasn't gotten funding traction.
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Minister Dwayne Malone, speaking for the 13th Street Corridor Committee, asked the council to create an ad hoc committee and fund renderings for a neighborhood redevelopment plan that's been part of the county's comprehensive plan since 2004.
He said JONAH Incorporated, a nonprofit that wants to build 16 new homes and is asking for $150,000 a year for three years in matched city and county funds, has met with Thrive repeatedly and "it's gone nowhere."
Sources
- Request for an ad hoc committee and rendering funds, 34:400:34:40 (34 minutes 40 seconds)
- JONAH funding request; meetings with Thrive "gone nowhere", 35:480:35:48 (35 minutes 48 seconds)
- Corridor boundaries described, 32:570:32:57 (32 minutes 57 seconds)
- Mayor on federal funding requirements, 41:150:41:15 (41 minutes 15 seconds)
- JONAH legally advised against HUD certification, 42:370:42:37 (42 minutes 37 seconds)
Outcome
No vote taken; Malone asked for an ad hoc committee and rendering funds
No vote was taken. The mayor said he's met with Malone and JONAH about federal CDBG/HOME funding rules, and Malone said JONAH has been legally advised against pursuing that federal certification, leaving the group asking the city and county for state or local dollars instead.
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