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£20m WMCA pledge for Commonwealth Games Village

Source: http://www.govopps.co.uk/

West Midlands Combined Authority has pledged £20 million towards building the planned Commonwealth Games Village in Perry Barr.Board members gave the green light to the scheme at their monthly meeting, held at Birmingham Council House.The cash will come from the WMCA Brownfield Land and Property Development Fund, specifically created to bring brownfield land back into use for new housing, industrial and commercial development across the region.Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street said the combined authority had backed the Birmingham bid from the start and would continue to support the city in staging the Games.