Mayor: City won't lose federal housing money
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THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
By Robert Snell
rsnell@flintjournal.com • 810.766.6302 FLINT- Despite a housing official's fears, the city will not lose more than $600,000 in federal money earmarked for helping low-income people repair their homes, Mayor Don Williamson said. The city Tuesday agreed to spend $793,675 on three contracts, which should
satisfy a Thursday deadline set by the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development.
The announcement did not provide any information about the contracts. The announcement came a day after Kate Fields, executive director of the Greater Eastside Community Association, warned the City Council that the city risked losing the money if it went unspent by Thursday. In October, the city had to give back $1.4 million in federal money because it missed a deadline to spend the money. Fields feared the city would miss Thursday's deadline and a Sept. 30 deadline to spend more than $2.9 million. Williamson said he believes the city will meet that deadline. "We fully expect that all of our HUD funds, now and in the future, will be utilized efficiently and effectively to provide quality services to our residents," he said. - Robert Snell ***
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