CDBG Draft FY 2016-2017 Action Plan: Public Hearing and Public Comments Notice
CITY OF ROCHESTER
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Rochester City Council will conduct a PUBLIC HEARING on Tuesday, April 19th, 2016 at 7 p.m. in City Council Chambers in the City Hall, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester, New Hampshire, regarding the approval of the City of Rochester’s FY 2016-2017 Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”) Program Annual Action Plan.
The City of Rochester receives federal grant funding through the Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) program, which is administered through the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD). As part of this funding process, the City must submit an Annual Action Plan to HUD, which outlines the City’s proposed uses of the grants received. The Plan is developed with input from members of the public, City officials, and community stakeholders such as non-profits providing services to City residents and local businesses. Two (2) Public Hearings are held during the course of the Plan’s development and finalization. The Public Hearing held on December 15, 2015 was the first of such hearings.
Projects under consideration for the FY 2016-2017 Plan include: homeless shelter services, substance abuse prevention and treatment services, economic development, and housing activities.
Comments and concerns can be submitted to Community Development Coordinator Julian Long via e-mail at julian.long@rochesternh.net; via telephone at 603-335-7519; or via postal mail at 31 Wakefield Street, Office of Economic & Community Development, Rochester, NH 03867. Drafts of the Annual Action Plan and other official postings are posted to the City of Rochester’s Community Development webpage, which is available online at http://www.rochesternh.net/community-development-division.
Citizens are invited to attend the above noted PUBLIC HEARING, to be conducted in City Council Chambers in City Hall, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester, New Hampshire on the date and at the time noted above, and to ask questions and/or to otherwise speak on the proposed action plan.
Persons with disabilities requesting accommodations should contact the City Clerk’s Office (tel. 332-2130), on or before April 18th, 2016 in order to make arrangements.
Kelly Walters,
City Clerk
CITY OF ROCHESTER
NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT
REGARDING CDBG 2016-2017 Draft Action Plan
In accordance with Federal Regulations governing the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, public input will be solicited for 30 days, beginning on March 22, 2016, to comment on the proposed CDBG Annual Action. The CDBG Annual Action Plan identifies how the City plans to use the federal money during the next fiscal year to meet the goals and objectives that were approved by the City Council in the Five-Year Consolidated Action Plan FY 2015-2020.
Draft FY 2016-2017 Annual Action Plan Summary: Based on the grant amount of $241,052.00, the following activities are proposed for use of CDBG funds for FY of July 1, 2016-June 30, 2017: Administration and Planning-$48,210.40; Public Services-$36,157.80; Projects including Housing Rehabilitation and Facilities/Infrastructure-$156,683.80. It is estimated that 96.8% of funding will serve low to moderate income residents.
Public Comment Period
The draft Annual Action Plan will be available for a 30-day public review and comment period beginning March 22, 2016, after which time all comments will be forwarded to the U.S. Department of HUD. Comments on the draft Annual Action Plan for FY 2016-2017 can be directed to Community Development Coordinator Julian Long via email to julian.long@rochesternh.net; via telephone to 603-335-7519; or via postal mail to the Office of Economic & Community Development, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester, NH 03867. The draft Annual Action Plan can be viewed by visiting the City of Rochester’s Community Development Division website at http://www.rochesternh.net/community-development-division or visiting in-person at the Office of Economic & Community Development, 150 Wakefield St., Rochester, NH 03867.