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Planning commission asks commissioners to pick CDBG projects today; $505,600 available for projects
Summary
Trumbull County Planning Commission presented final projects and scenarios for the PY25 CDBG allocation, noted an overall allocation of $632,000 with $505,600 available for projects after fair housing administration set‑aside, and urged commissioners to select projects immediately to meet application deadlines.
Trumbull County’s planning staff and the county planning commission pressed the commissioners to select Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) projects for PY25, saying federal and local timelines require project choices to be on the next meeting agenda.
Nick Coggins and other planning staff told commissioners the county’s PY25 allocation will be $632,000 and that 20% must be reserved for fair‑housing administration, leaving $505,600 for direct project funding. Planning presented a set of scenarios that allocate that money across eligible activities including neighborhood revitalization (City of Girard), sanitary and water infrastructure (Crane Drive), demolitions, and public services.
“If there is no allocation dedicated to the neighborhood revitalization grant, the odds of that competitive $750,000 grant being funded is going to decrease significantly,” Coggins warned, referring to a separate competitive neighborhood revit grant application the city plans to submit with county leverage.
Planning staff and proponents said that some activities carry a statutory per‑activity cap (for example, planning studies and public services) while other infrastructure projects (sewer, water, house connections) can absorb larger dollars. Nick told commissioners he could not give a single recommendation but laid out tradeoffs among scenarios that prioritize sewer connections, demolitions, or neighborhood revitalization.
“You need final decisions today because it has to go on the agenda on the fourteenth next week. Free applications open on the fourteenth, and then we have to advertise for our second public hearing,” a planning representative told the board.
Commissioners discussed priorities including Crane Drive sewer work (several staff described it as a multi‑year priority with complementary OPWC and federal grant opportunities), demolition needs in Wethersfield Township, and the City of Girard’s neighborhood revitalization leverage. The board identified that selecting Girard as a beneficiary allows the county to include an additional project beyond the usual three-project cap.
Ending: Commissioners were asked to decide promptly so staff can prepare required agenda language, post public notices, and submit the county allocation into the competitive portal by deadline. Planning staff said they will prepare the formal agenda item and advertisement once the commissioners indicate a choice.
