U.S. Rep. Albio Sires (D-8) announced a $24 million project to renovate all 715 units in the West New York Housing Authority this morning.Â
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West New York Housing Authority Executive Director Robert DiVincent said the renovations will cost about $34,000 per unit and that the funding will be through Federal Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program.
Meanwhile, Mayor Felix Roque offered heavy praise to Sires for making this project a reality.
Sires explained that the renovation announcement was today since West New York, along with the New Jersey municipalities of Passaic and Madison, was approved into the second round of the RAD funding program.