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Butler County holds public hearing on 2026 HUD entitlement programs; commissioners urged to target funds to housing
Summary
County staff opened the HUD-required public hearing on the 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME entitlement programs, outlined application timelines and past allocations, and commissioners urged shifting more funding toward affordable housing rather than public infrastructure.
Butler County commissioners opened a public hearing to receive comments on the 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME entitlement programs and to outline the application process and schedule. Olivia Linderman, the county’s community development administrator, told commissioners the hearing was the first HUD-required public hearing for the 2026 entitlement program and reviewed the programs and timelines.
The hearing matters because CDBG and HOME are federal entitlement grants intended to assist low- and moderate-income persons and areas; county officials and residents used the hearing to discuss how those federal dollars should be prioritized locally.
Linderman said the county, as an urban entitlement…
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