The Hutchinson City Council this week agreed to amend a program offering assistance with down payments for buying a home in Hutchinson by removing a requirement participants must already live in the county to qualify.
The board on Tuesday also approved the purchase of another plot of land along Cow Creek as part of an ongoing channel expansion project.
The Hutchinson Housing Commission created the Down Payment Match Incentive program in 2017 using $70,000 allocated by the city council for housing initiatives. About $17,000 remains in the fund, according to city planning director Ryan Hvitlock.
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