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Dallas council directs city manager to apply for $1.5 million CDBG to build Dallas Food Bank facility
Summary
The Dallas City Council voted 7–1 to authorize the city to apply for a 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to fund construction of a new Dallas Food Bank facility near Lockrail Middle School; Polk Community Development Corporation would administer the project and the property would be deeded to the food bank after construction.
The Dallas City Council on June 2 authorized the city manager to work with Polk Community Development Corporation to apply for a 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) — up to $1.5 million — to build a permanent facility for the Dallas Food Bank, voting 7–1 to proceed.
The grant application would be filed by the city; if awarded, Business Oregon (identified in the hearing as the Oregon Business Development Department) would distribute CDBG funds that originate from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Polk Community Development Corporation would manage the project and the completed building would be deeded to the Dallas Food Bank, city staff said.
The proposal centers on a parcel adjacent to Lockrail Middle School and the United Methodist Church. City staff said the food bank plans to purchase the property directly and anticipates using a CDBG award for building and site improvements rather than property acquisition. City staff…
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