WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) - The Development Authority of the North Country recently honored two area residents that worked for over 30 years to improve housing.

At the May 29 Board of Directors meeting, the organization saluted Bruce Armstrong and Kent Burto for their work on the HOME Consortium. Both have been part of the program since its inception in 1993.

The consortium was created to assist towns and villages in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties improve housing in their respective areas.

DANC administers the funding on behalf of the consortium. HOME is a program from the Department of Housing and Urban Development that provides funding for owner-occupied rehabilitation, rental housing new construction and rehabilitation, homebuyer assistance, and tenant based rental assistanc

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