Notice of Public Hearings

Two Hearings on April 21st Regarding CDBG Five Year Plan and Annual Action Plan
Posted on: April 7, 2015 - 11:54am

CITY OF ROCHESTER

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Rochester City Council will conduct a PUBLIC HEARING on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 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 April 21, 2015 will be the second of such hearings.

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

  • homeless shelter services
  • substance abuse prevention and treatment services
  • accessibility improvements to public buildings
  • fair housing education
  • economic development activities
  • 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, via postal mail at 31 Wakefield Street, Office of Economic & Community Development, Rochester, NH 03867. Drafts of the Consolidated 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 20, 2015 in order to make arrangements.

Kelly Walters,

City Clerk

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CITY OF ROCHESTER

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Rochester City Council will conduct a PUBLIC HEARING on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 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 2015-2016 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). The proposed Annual Action Plan is based on a Community Development Block Grant to the City of Rochester, in the amount of $227,062, for the City’s July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016 fiscal year, with the following activities being recommended by the Community Development Committee for funding and the appropriation of funds with respect thereto, as follows:

Administration and Planning:                                        $45,412

Public Service Agencies:                                               $34,059

Economic Development:                                               $12,000

Housing:                                                                       $50,000

Public Facilities/Infrastructure:                                      $85,591

Total:                                                                           $ 227,062

 

Comments and concerns can be submitted to Community Development Coordinator Julian Long via e-mail at julian.long@rochesternh.net, via telephone to 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 20, 2015 in order to make arrangements.

Kelly Walters,

City Clerk