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Board asks staff to return with loan‑forgiveness criteria after Mountain Meadow Farms request
Summary
The Board of Supervisors heard a request from Mountain Meadow Farms for forgiveness of a CDBG microenterprise loan and directed staff to return with formal criteria and options at the next meeting instead of deciding on the spot.
Mountain Meadow Farms owner requested forgiveness of a Community Development Block Grant microenterprise loan, and the Board of Supervisors directed staff to return with formal criteria and options at the board’s next meeting.
The request came during a planning department item about the county’s microenterprise loan program. Senior Planner Ben Goger said recipients may request forgiveness after one year of payments and that Bridal Ostrom of Mountain Meadow Farms had asked for forgiveness after more than a year of payments and compliance with CDBG rules. Goger explained how CDBG program income is collected: loan repayments are deposited into a program income account that must be used for CDBG-eligible activities such as planning, public services,…
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