The Town of Nashville council on Sept. 2 voted to adopt Resolution 2025-30 to submit a $950,000 Community Development Block Grant Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG-NR) application to rehabilitate or replace homes owned and occupied by low-income homeowners.

The action includes adoption of a citizen participation plan and creation of a housing selection committee with bylaws to guide selection of beneficiaries. "Motion carries," the mayor said after the voice vote to adopt the resolution and related documents.

Town staff told the council the application process had already included two required public hearings. The documents the council approved were: Resolution 2025-30 authorizing submission of the CDBG application; a citizen participation plan for the CDBG housing rehabilitation/replacement program; and bylaws to establish a housing selection committee to choose recipients of program benefits. Staff also noted that the town manager appoints committee members per the bylaws and that, because the committee is created by the town, it must comply with the state open meetings law — meetings must be posted, the public invited, and minutes kept.

Council member Kate (identified in the record as "Kate") asked that the bylaws include a tally or process for committee members who fail to attend meetings repeatedly; town staff agreed the manager is the appointing authority and will address attendance and follow-up in the bylaws. No amendments to the resolution or the participation plan were recorded during the meeting.

The approved package will allow staff to proceed with the grant submission and with establishing the selection committee if the grant application is accepted. Implementation details such as program delivery, home eligibility criteria, and timelines were not specified during the meeting and will be set by staff and the committee if the town receives award funding.

Council members voted by voice; the mayor declared the motion carried.