Joplin Mayor Cortez on Community Revitalization Program helping first time home buyers

At tonight’s Joplin City Council meeting, an update will be given on the Community Revitalization Program.

What is the program?  Mayor Keenan Cortez told Newstalk KZRG:

“It’s a seven million dollar program, three million of it is going to down payment assistance for closing costs on purchasing homes. A lot of those people that are purchasing homes are first time homeowners with low to moderate income. It’s going to be a great assistance to them to get them to the American dream of owning their own property and put them in a place to have instant equity when they get into their own”