Thee Department of Housing and Community Development withdrew a $600,000 Affordable Housing loan committed to a “wellness center” promoted by former Mayor Sheila Dixon after The Brew questioned whether the funds were being properly used.

The loan to Bethel Outreach Center, Inc. – drawn from the Affordable Housing Program approved by voters in 2018 to underwrite housing for low-income families – was set to be approved this morning by the Board of Estimates.

But it was withdrawn yesterday by HCD after this website asked how making the building – owned by Bethel A.M.E., Dixon’s church – ADA compliant and installing a front atrium with a skylight fit into the program’s requirements.

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