13th Street Corridor advocates tell council they've been shut out of housing funding for two decades

What happened

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."

Who it affects

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.

The outcome

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.

Sources

• Request for an ad hoc committee and rendering funds, 34:40
• JONAH funding request; meetings with Thrive "gone nowhere", 35:48
• Corridor boundaries described, 32:57
• Mayor on federal funding requirements, 41:15
• JONAH legally advised against HUD certification, 42:37

Also known as: 13th Street Corridor Committee · JONAH Incorporated · Dwayne Malone housing · Charles T. Height Community Center · Comprehensive Plan 13th Street