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Community Housing Fund Plans Coming Into Focus at Southampton Town Hall

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Southampton Town Director of Housing and Community Services Kara Bak. DANA SHAW

Southampton Town Director of Housing and Community Services Kara Bak. DANA SHAW

Tom Gogola on Nov 13, 2023
The priorities and the particulars of the Town of Southampton’s Community Housing Fund program are coming into focus as the money starts to trickle in via a half-percent real estate... more

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