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Stipends and accommodations for those residents totaled $4.5 million.
While the units were being repaired and empty, DHA paid $383,000 for security to guard the property from vandalism and theft. At 35 acres, it was necessary to protect the units from break-ins, especially because everyone knew that residents were evacuated, Scott wrote in an email to ABC11.
DHA spent $3.7 million on making the necessary repairs including electrical work, plumbing and fixing appliances.
Part of repairs also included around $602,000 for inspections.
The city of Durham contributed a little more than $900,000 for electrical repairs from its Dedicated Housing Fund.
A majority of the costs (77%) were funded through DHA s operational funds.