Tuesday, February 14 – 7pm, Assembly Room 331 City-County Building
The staff of the redevelopment Commission shall conduct a public meeting concerning the nature of the Community Development Block Grant program; eligible and ineligible activities; programs areas and activities, as well as to discuss CDBG and its uses.
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I am a novice at this community development stuff. I do know the CDBG program is an incredibly important tool for revitalizing urban areas. But the pool of money is getting smaller (approximately $820,000 for New Albany this year). Attending the hearing on Tuesday is important to anyone interested in understanding the program and how these funds can/will be spent.
The below excerpts are from the Grassroots Legislative Agenda, Volume 4, Number 1, Winter 2006, prepared by the Center for Preservation Initiatives. I thought it provided a good synopsis of the program. For more info on the CDBG program, visit http://www.hud.gov/
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The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program was started in the mid 1970’s as communities grappled with solutions for solving “blight” and other urban ills.
All CDBG-supported activity must benefit individuals, with low and moderate incomes: prevent or eliminate slums or blight: or be designed to meet an urgent need community development need.
Earlier this year, the program threatened with a move to the Department of Commerce, along with a significant cut within the Presidents 2006 budget recommendations. The extremely popular program got immediate support from communities it has benefited…
Multiple hearings were held in 2005 to determine the effectiveness of the program.
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Ultimately, it appears that the momentum to save the program, combined with needs brought about by Gulf hurricanes, succeeded. Final appropriation was for $3.8 billion.
To view the City of New Albany Citizen Participation Plan, visit: http://www.cityofnewalbany.com/
See the City Headline dated 2/9/2006.
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