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Common Council approves partial CDBG/ESG allocations after heated council debate
Summary
The City of Racine Common Council on Oct. 7 approved the 2025 CDBG and ESG allocations recommended by the advisory board, but several alderpersons criticized the packet as incomplete and pressed staff to explain roughly $1.1 million in HUD funds not shown in the council document.
The City of Racine Common Council on Oct. 7 approved the fiscal year 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) allocations recommended by the CDBG advisory board, but the vote came after extended debate over missing line items and staff transparency.
The council approved the allocation motion by roll call (motion carried 9-5). Several alderpersons said the document in the council packet accounted for roughly $612,231 in specific awards while the city’s HUD notice of award totals about $1,700,000, and they pressed staff on the whereabouts of approximately $1.1 million that council members said should include Neighborhood Enhancement Division funding and administrative charges for the Department of City Development.
Council members said the committee packet did not match what advisory-board members had previously reviewed. Alder Audra…
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