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Community Assembly set to allocate $400,000 CDBG set‑aside for park repairs after heavy demand from neighborhoods
Summary
The Community Assembly (CA) learned that the mayor has designated roughly 13% of this year’s CDBG allocation—about $400,000—as a CA set‑aside for park improvements. Twelve neighborhoods requested about $2.3 million, meaning most requests will go unmet and the scoring committee will face difficult choices.
The Community Assembly on its monthly report heard that the mayor has designated roughly 13% of this year’s federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding—about $400,000—as a set‑aside to be distributed through the CA for park improvements.
That set‑aside drew far more demand than funding available: committee members said 12 neighborhoods applied with roughly $2.3 million in project requests. Community Assembly members were told the applications will be reviewed by the CHHS scoring committee and that scoring…
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