Notice of Public Hearing

Regarding the City of Rochester’s 2015-2020 Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”) Program, Five-Year Consolidated Action Plan
Posted on: December 4, 2014 - 4:56pm

CITY OF ROCHESTER

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

Notice is hereby given that the Rochester City Council will conduct a PUBLIC HEARING on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at 7 p.m. in City Council Chambers in the City Hall, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester, New Hampshire, regarding the development and formulation of the City of Rochester’s 2015-2020 Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”) Program, Five-Year Consolidated 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 a Five-Year Consolidated 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 scheduled on December 16, 2014, will be the first of such hearings.

 

Projects under preliminary consideration for the FY 2015-2020 Plan include:

  • Reconstruction of dilapidated school sidewalks;
  • Youth substance abuse prevention and deterrence program;
  • Installation of a rooftop heating/cooling unit for the City library;
  • Reconstruction and repair of the Hanson Pines Skateboard Park.

 

Public input is welcome throughout the entire planning process, and comments and concerns can be submitted to Community Development Coordinator Julian Long via e-mail at julian.long@rochesternh.net or via postal mail at 31 Wakefield Street, Office of Economic & Community Development, Rochester, NH 03867.  Updates on the 2015-2020 Five-Year Consolidated Action Plan planning process, as well as drafts of the Plan and other official postings, will be 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.

 

Person with disabilities requesting accommodations should contact the City Clerk’s Office (tel. 332-2130), on or before December 15, 2014 in order to make arrangements.

 

Kelly Walters,

City Clerk