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Staff recommends FY2026 CDBG allocation for Southwest Valley YMCA childcare expansion; council questions sustainability and local use
Summary
Christina Panatescu, Community Partnerships Program Manager, told the Goodyear City Council work session on Feb. 10, 2025, that staff recommends using an estimated FY2026 CDBG entitlement of $397,718 to expand the Southwest Valley YMCA’s early learning center by reserving 20% for administration and directing roughly 80% toward construction and equipment.
Christina Panatescu, Community Partnerships Program Manager, told the Goodyear City Council work session on Feb. 10, 2025, that staff recommends using an estimated FY2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement of $397,718 for planning purposes by reserving the full 20% allowed for administration and passing the remaining funds to a single capital project: expansion of the Southwest Valley YMCA’s early learning center.
Panatescu said the recommended allocation would reserve 20% of the estimated entitlement for program administration and use the balance—about $318,175 based on the planning estimate—toward construction and equipment to create dedicated classrooms. The staff recommendation, as presented, also allows up to 15% of the city’s total entitlement to…
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