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County approves CDBG application work, certifying officer, Section 3 coordinator and stormwater contract
Summary
Jefferson County authorized development and submission of a Community Development Block Grant application, designated a certifying officer, appointed a Section 3 coordinator, and authorized a services agreement between the county stormwater coalition and the Soil and Water Conservation District.
The Jefferson County Board of Legislators authorized county staff to develop and submit a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application to the New York State Office of Community Renewal and to develop and administer the program should the award be made. The legislature also designated a certifying officer for the 2025 CDBG award and appointed a Section 3 coordinator for Jefferson County.
Separately, the board authorized an agreement for services between the Jefferson County Stormwater Coalition and the Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District. The resolutions passed on voice votes and the CDBG-related items were recorded as requiring subsequent public hearing(s) where applicable.
Why it matters: CDBG funds can finance community development projects, housing and infrastructure improvements in eligible areas; Section 3 coordination is often required to link grant-funded projects to local-hiring goals. Stormwater and soil-and-water agreements support environmental and watershed-management activities.
What happened next: The legislature approved the measures and set a public hearing time for the certified-agricultural-district inclusion item elsewhere on the agenda. The meeting record does not include application specifics, award amounts or detailed program timelines.
