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City Council hears plan to reallocate $1.0M in CDBG funds for senior home repairs and park improvements
Summary
Grants director proposed using federal Community Development Block Grant money for a pilot senior rehabilitation program and park playground projects; council asked about coordination with Fulton County and program eligibility.
Anisha Nicholas, director of grants for the City of South Fulton, presented a proposed substantial amendment to the city’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) annual action plans for 2023–24 on April 8. The change would reallocate roughly $1.0 million in federal CDBG funds to prioritize a pilot senior rehabilitation program and park improvements in low‑ and moderate‑income areas.
Nicholas told the council the city currently has “a little over a million dollars” in available CDBG funds and proposed shifting $200,000 to launch a senior‑home rehabilitation pilot and roughly $812,000 to public‑facilities work for parks and playgrounds. The senior pilot would target owner‑occupied, single‑family homes for residents age 62 and older and cap assistance at $20,000 per home plus an estimated $5,000 per household for project delivery and…
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