7/18/17
by News Department on 07/18/17Affordable housing...
With help from the Schuylkill County Land Bank, Shenandoah borough received a state grant for over $41,000 to help it acquire a property to build a new affordable housing unit.
According to the Republican Herald, the borough’s tentative plan is to acquire a property on West Coal Street and partner with Schuylkill Community Action to develop a taxable housing project there.
To acquire the funds, the borough council Monday had to vote to enter into a sub-recipient agreement with the land bank. Recently, the state Department of Community and Economic Development awarded the land bank a $200,000 blight remediation grant.
Three municipalities, including Shenandoah, have expressed interest in the funding and participating in a matching grant program to receive it.
