The Economic Growth and Development Committee voted to send a resolution to the board of supervisors setting a public hearing in September so the county can pursue Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for home rehabilitation, roughly $400,000.

The committee's chair called for a motion; Mister Bean moved and Mister Wilde seconded the motion to schedule the hearing. The committee voted in favor.

Staff explained the timing reflects county administrative sequence and the state's Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) schedule. Ethan, staff member, said the sequence is a little out of order: "In the typical sequence of applying for grants, generally, we get authorization to submit a grant application, and then we do the public hearing. However, the New York state hasn't released this program yet. It's anticipated to be released next month, the NOFA... but a prerequisite for any CDBG programs to hold a public hearing. The way the county schedule works is, like, doing you have the committee meeting then the board of supervisors meeting to establish the meeting, and then we wait another month to actually fill the meeting." He said the county expected a September application deadline and that the committee would return next month or soon after for formal authorization to submit once the NOFA is released.

Staff said the county plans to administer the home-rehab program by partnering with experienced community organizations, naming North Country Rural Development and Rebuilding Together Saratoga County as potential administrators, because such partners can move funds and projects more quickly than county procurement processes.

Ethan said the program would be similar to the county's recently approved Restore the Access to Home funding and estimated the anticipated CDBG home rehab amount at approximately $400,000. The committee approved setting the public hearing to align with the expected NOFA timeline; no final application was submitted at the meeting.