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Beatrice elected officials have voted 6-0 in support of a proposed $10.5 million housing project in east Beatrice, hearing some opposition over what the homes may look like compared with the neighborhood. R-W-R LLC is seeking tax increment financing for the project north of Scott Street in the area of 26th Street. It would include six seven-plex buildings, and one six-plex…..a total of 48 housing units. It meets the R-4 zoning of the area.

This year's class of CDFA Franzini Fellows is researching the various financing tools available for missing middle housing, affordable housing, and in particular, pocket neighborhoods. The Fellows are interested in learning about housing financing tools, as well as barriers and solutions to access to capital. By taking just a few minutes to complete this survey, you will lend your experience and industry knowledge to aid in the creation of systems and action plans that can be used for both developers and new homeowners. Thank you for your participation!

City of Refuge will break ground on its 38,000-square-foot Transformation Center. The three-story, $15.2 million facility will include 25 units of affordable housing, a small grocery market, a new credit union, and a medical and mental health clinic for survivors of trafficking and domestic abuse, all intended to improve access to resources for individuals and families in need.

Plans for an affordable housing development that would bring dozens of new rental units to Portland's Woodfords Corner neighborhood will move forward after the City Council voted on key funding for the plan. $942,000 in affordable housing trust funds will go towards two phases of a proposal by the organization Community Housing of Maine to build 84 units for lower-income renters and seniors at the site of the Woodfords Congregational Church. The council also agreed to designate the property as a Tax Increment Financing District.

Epic Systems, a healthcare software company, is working on expanding its Verona campus. The company is working with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) on various road improvement projects set to take place over the next few years. The goal is to alleviate current traffic congestion from Epic's large population by increasing access points to the campus. Epic is hoping to reduce some of the costs by creating a new Tax Incremental District (TID) – TID 11 – to the north and west of its existing campus.

The Richmond Redevelopment Commission has embarked on the process to permit public safety expenditures from tax dollars collected in special economic development districts. The city also plans to merge an alley, building, and parking lot parcels into a single parcel to develop a $44 million apartment complex with 150 market-rate units.

A project to revitalize the Forest Fair Mall into an industrial park and retail complex has hit a roadblock as Butler County's land bank balks at the latest plan to demolish the mall because a key tenet of the plan is to use Butler County's demolition grant to tear down buildings in Hamilton County. The project also entails the creation of a new tax increment financing district.

CDFA // BNY Development Finance Webcast Series: Financing Charter Schools with Social Bonds
August 20, 2024 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Eastern

SSBCI Learning Series - Filling the Gaps with the Suite of SSBCI Technical Assistance Programs
August 27, 2024 - 2:00 - 4:00 PM Eastern

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