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Public Hearing - Re: Commissioner Worley - Budget/Purchasing - To Authorize the Preparation and Submission of a Community Development Block Grant-Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG-NR) Application to the NC Department of Commerce for up to $750,000 for the Purpose of Rehabilitating 15 Owner-Occupied Homes and to Make Appointments to an Ad Hoc Community Development Block Grant Neighborhood Revitalization Housing Selection Committee as a Part of the Requirements for the Community Development Block Grant Application Process (Contingent upon Grant Approval)
1. Receive Citizen Comment
2. Accept Motion to Approve
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STAFF CONTACT
Pat Laws - Budget and Purchasing - 704- 866-3771
BUDGET IMPACT
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No County funds.
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BUDGET ORDINANCE IMPACT
N/A
BACKGROUND
NC Neighborhood Revitalization Program Public Hearings:
A public hearing was held on May 28, 2019 to receive citizen input relating to the housing, community and economic development needs of low and moderate income individuals residing in Gaston County and the proposed application to the NC Department of Commerce for a 2019 Community Development Block Grant under the NC Neighborhood Revitalization Program.
A second public hearing will be held on June 25, 2019. The County is specifically planning to apply for a Neighborhood Revitalization Program Community Development Block Grant under the NC Department of Commerce in the amount of $750,000 to rehabilitate approximately 15 qualifying homes scattered across the county.
Citizens are invited to provide oral and written comment on the County's past and proposed use of CDBG funds at the public hearing.
The North Carolina Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NC Neighborhood) offers a non-entitlement county the opportunity to tailor a project to meet the community development needs specific and most critical to their locality for low- and moderate-income residents.
North Carolina received approximately $47.9 million in CDBG funds for 2018. Of this ...
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