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Auburn planning staff unveil draft 2025–29 CDBG consolidated plan and 2025–26 action plan; public comment period closing
Summary
City planning staff presented the draft 2025–29 Consolidated Plan and the 2025–26 Annual Action Plan for HUD Community Development Block Grant funding at the Feb. 6 Auburn City Council meeting, highlighting priorities, recent spending, data on housing need and a 30-day public comment period that ends Feb. 7.
City planning staff on Feb. 6 presented the draft 2025–29 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Consolidated Plan and the 2025–26 Annual Action Plan, outlining priorities for federal HUD funding, recent CDBG expenditures, community input results and next steps for council approval and submission to HUD.
Renee Jensen and Tiffany Beebe of the Office of Planning and Economic Development told the council the CDBG program is administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and provides formula grants to cities for affordable housing, community development and economic opportunity. The draft consolidated plan is required by HUD and sets priorities for the next five years; the annual action plan details projects and funding for the coming program year.
Key points from the presentation included recent funding and expenditure figures, community input results and proposed priorities for the 2025–26 annual action plan. Staff said the city received about $901,000 in CDBG funding in…
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