Herzig 'Not Surprised'
RSS Project Not Funded
By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
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ONEONTA – Mayor Gary Herzig today said he's not surprised the state rejected Rehabilitation Support Services’ application for low-income housing funds for an affordable housing development project in the Sixth Ward.
“Oneonta does need affordable funding," he said, "but, unfortunately, the way RSS went about it was not the right way.”
RSS’ plan sparked controversy last October when Sixth Ward residents and business owners abruptly learned the organization had developed a site plan to build 64 affordable units, with 14 for people in recovery from substance addiction.
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