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Development Authority of the North Country Honors Two
Housing Advocates
Published: June 05, 2025 at
09:00 a.m.
By: Press Release from Development Authority of the
North Country
Development
Authority Honors Two Housing Advocates
At its May 29
meeting, the Board of Directors of the Development Authority of the North
Country recognized two community members for over 30 years of work to
improve housing in the region.
Bruce Armstrong
and Kent Burto have served on the Administrative Board of the North Country
HOME Consortium since its inception in 1993. The consortium was created to
assist municipalities in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties in
improving their housing stock. The Development Authority of the North
Country administers the funding on behalf of the consortium.
HOME is a federal
HUD program that provides funding for owner-occupied rehabilitation, rental
housing new construction and rehabilitation,
homebuyer assistance, and tenant based rental assistance for eligible
households. The first HUD funds were received by the North Country HOME
Consortium in 1994. Since then, the consortium has received a total of
$34,707,101 which has assisted over 2,008 housing units.
Armstrong and
Burto have played active roles in reviewing applications and making funding
recommendations for more than 30 years. The Development Authority’s Board
of Directors passed a resolution recognizing them for their dedication to
the improvement of North Country housing.
About the Development Authority
The Development
Authority of the North Country is a leader in providing regional
infrastructure and technical services to municipalities that strengthen
communities in Jefferson, St. Lawrence and Lewis counties. As a New York State Public Benefit
Corporation chartered in 1985 and based in Watertown, NY, the Authority
works with partners to meet the region’s infrastructure needs in water, wastewater,
housing, telecommunications and solid waste management, owning and
operating water and wastewater lines, over 2,000 miles of fiber network,
and a tri-county solid waste management facility in Rodman, NY. Visit the
Authority online at www.danc.org or www.northcountryrecycles.org.
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