PUBLIC NOTICE – FY 17-18 CDBG Action Plan Public Comments Period and Public Hearing

Public hearing to be held 4/18/217, 7 p.m., City Council Chambers
Posted on: March 17, 2017 - 9:40am

CITY OF ROCHESTER
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Rochester City Council will conduct a PUBLIC HEARING on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 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 FY 2017-2018 Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”) Program Annual Action Plan, which is funded through the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD). Projects under consideration for the FY 2017-2018 Plan include: homeless shelter services, infrastructure projects, economic development activities, 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. The drafts Annual Action Plan is available online at  http://www.rochesternh.net/community-development-division or in person at the Office of Economic & Community Development, 150 Wakefield St., Rochester, NH 03867.

Persons with disabilities requesting accommodations should contact the City Clerk’s Office (tel. 332-2130), on or before April 11, 2017 in order to make arrangements.
 

CITY OF ROCHESTER
NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT
REGARDING CDBG 2017-2018 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 20, 2017, to comment on the proposed CDBG Annual Action Plan. 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 2017-2018 Annual Action Plan Summary:  Based on an estimated grant amount of $216,946, the following activities are proposed for use of CDBG funds for FY of July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018:  Administration and Planning- $43,391; Public Services- $32,542; Projects including Housing, Economic Development and Facilities/Infrastructure- $141,013. It is estimated that xx% 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 20, 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 2017-2018 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; the City Clerk’s Office, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester, NH 03867; or the Rochester Public Library, 65 S. Main St., Rochester, NH 03867.

A PUBLIC HEARING will be held on April 18, 2017 at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. Citizens are invited to attend these hearings to comment on the proposed Annual Action Plan.

Une interprétation orale de ce document est disponible gratuitement, sur demande. S'il vous plaît communiquer avec le coordonnateur développement communautaire Julian Long à julian.long@rochesternh.net.