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Asheville staff to seek council authorization to submit CDBG-DR action plan; previews grouped recovery projects and 5-year CIP
Summary
Mayor Esther Mannheimer on April 3 opened the Asheville City Council agenda briefing and staff used the session to preview an item on the April 8 meeting asking the council to authorize submission of a Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery action plan to HUD.
Mayor Esther Mannheimer on April 3 opened the Asheville City Council agenda briefing and staff used the session to preview an item on the April 8 meeting asking the council to authorize submission of a Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery action plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Why it matters: The CDBG-DR plan and related FEMA Public Assistance work are the primary near-term funding pathways staff said will pay for repairing and rebuilding infrastructure damaged by the recent hurricane and tropical storm. Staff said they will present grouped recovery projects and a five‑year capital improvement program (CIP) at a budget work session on April 8 so council and the public can see how recovery projects and bond-funded work could be coordinated.
Jay Dundas, interim assistant city manager, told council the April 8 budget work session “will include, the, a review of the capital, budget, moving forward, which also will focus on,…
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