Clark County outlines HUD consolidated-plan process, seeks public input through May 10

Clark County Community Services staff told the La Center City Council on March 26 that the county is preparing its five-year HUD consolidated plan and is seeking public input through May 10 before the plan goes to the Clark County Council for adoption.

The presentation explained that the county’s entitlement funding comes from HUD’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships programs and described who and what those funds can serve. “Community development is really about housing,” said Michael Torres, a program manager with Clark County Community Services. Torres and consultants said the county’s CDBG award for program year 2024 was about $1.5 million and the HOME award was just over $500,000, and both change year to year based on HUD’s formulas.

Why it matters: CDBG and HOME are the county’s primary federal tools for affordable housing, public services and small capital projects outside Vancouver (which is an entitlement city and receives its own allocation). The county’s plan will set strategic priorities for…