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New College board considering hotels for student housing, dorm renovation amid mold issues
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New College board considering hotels for student housing, dorm renovation amid mold issues

Richard Corcoran as seen at a New College of Florida Board of Trustees meeting Feb. 28, 2023.

Richard Corcoran as seen at a New College of Florida Board of Trustees meeting Feb. 28, 2023.

New College of Florida’s trustees convened for a committee meeting Monday afternoon to discuss issues surrounding housing amid a record incoming group of students and mold problems in campus dorms.

The board discussed using hotel rooms from a nearby Hilton on Tamiami Trail in Sarasota to accommodate a 150-bed shortfall as several student housing buildings were shut down due to renovations and mold issues making some buildings uninhabitable.

At maximum capacity, New College has 629 beds, Interim President Richard Corcoran said. The college

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Social housing in Edmonton gets money for renovations, repairs – Edmonton
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Social housing in Edmonton gets money for renovations, repairs – Edmonton

Nearly 2,000 affordable housing units in Edmonton are set to be renovated and repaired in the next three years, according to a funding announcement to the tune of $66 million from the city and federal government Friday.

“Studies show that the environment you grow up in will dictate a lot about your success in life, so we need to make sure that the homes are the places they want to call home,” said Randy Boissonault, MP for the Edmonton Centre.


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New affordable housing units in south Edmonton changing lives for residents


Almost 900 social housing units across 12 sites

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Buying and fixing up a house with one loan
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Buying and fixing up a house with one loan

Buying a home that requires a little TLC can often be cheaper than buying a home that doesn’t need any work, but paying for those repairs can be difficult. Luckily, if you’re a member of the military or served in the past, there’s a great way for you to finance renovations.

If you’re eligible for a VA loan, you can purchase and repair a fixer-upper with a VA rehab (also called a VA renovation) loan, which lets you roll repair costs into your mortgage.

What is a VA renovation loan?

A VA renovation loan is a type of mortgage that

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Johnson County renovation project likely going out to bid next month
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Johnson County renovation project likely going out to bid next month

Public hearing on June 1 before the initial phases of the project went out to bid

A rendering shows the renovated Johnson County administrative building lobby. (Rendering from OPN Architects)

A rendering shows the renovated Johnson County administrative building lobby. (Rendering from OPN Architects)

IOWA CITY — The first phases of the Johnson County administrative campus renovation are likely going out to bid in early June — with construction anticipated to start in August — after months of review, redesign and discussions of how to keep costs down.

The $10.2 million initial project includes renovating the Health and Human Services building and the county administration building, which are located along S. Dubuque Street in

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