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Board adopts CDBG loan‑forgiveness criteria; staff to apply guidance to Mountain Meadow Farms request
Summary
The Mariposa County Board of Supervisors voted April 8 to adopt guidance for forgiving CDBG microenterprise loans only in rare, documented emergencies and directed staff to use that framework to evaluate a forgiveness request from Mountain Meadow Farms.
The Mariposa County Board of Supervisors voted April 8 to adopt guidance for forgiveness of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) microenterprise loans, aligning county practice with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) guidance that forgiveness be granted only infrequently and under extraordinary circumstances.
Planning staff recommended a framework that limits forgiveness to external disasters or unforeseen emergencies — examples listed in the draft include wildfires or floods, public‑safety incidents (for example vandalism or violent incidents), and unforeseen medical emergencies causing sudden, severe impact on a business. The…
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