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Lorain council approves 2025–29 CDBG/HOME consolidated plan and 2025 annual action plan
Summary
Council voted to adopt the city's five-year consolidated plan and the 2025 annual action plan, authorizing submission of applications for federal CDBG and HOME funds and allocating funds to administration, housing repair, public facilities and services, and a new down-payment assistance program.
Lorain City Council voted Monday to approve the city's 2025'029 consolidated plan and the 2025 annual action plan, authorizing the mayor to submit applications for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships funding and to accept any awards.
The plan lays out housing- and community-development priorities identified through an online survey that ran Feb. 13'024 to May 13'024 (129 unduplicated, completed responses), a series of planning workshops and work performed under a competitive contract with Fourth Economy. Council adopted the plan by ordinance after a motion to suspend the rules and a subsequent passage vote.
The consolidated-plan goals emphasize affordable housing, removal of blight, homelessness services, neighborhood economic…
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