JOHN DAY — The John Day Urban Renewal Agency is suspending its housing incentives program until further notice.
“Suspension of the Agency’s incentive program is necessary due to funding unavailability or insufficiency,” John Day City Manager Melissa Bethel said in an email to the Blue Mountain Eagle announcing the suspension.
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