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Whitaker's failed renovation missed affordable housing goal
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A failed apartment-rehabilitation project by acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker was a missed opportunity to preserve affordable housing in a rapidly gentrifying Des Moines neighborhood, a city official said Wednesday.
Whitaker abandoned the project in 2016 after 3 ½ years of cost overruns, delays and other problems, said Chris Johansen, the city's community development director. The developer who took over the project from Whitaker ultimately pulled out of the affordable housing agreement and fully refunded the city for its $165,000 loan.
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