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Caller questions CDBG NOF allocations and urges city funding for Boys & Girls Club
Summary
During public comment, Carolyn Hughes criticized how CDBG NOF funds are being allocated, questioned committee roles in deciding funding, and urged the city to directly fund a Boys & Girls Club in the Seventh District instead of relying solely on block grant money.
Carolyn Hughes used her two-minute public comment to raise concerns about Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) NOF allocations and committee oversight of spending.
"Why are you, chairing the meeting over CDBG NOF funds when you absolutely have nothing to do with it?" Carolyn Hughes asked during the public comment period, identifying confusion about who controls the allocation of CDBG funds. She said that some CDBG-funded purchases, including a school in Corktown, had concentrated funds in particular areas and questioned district-by-district spending equity.
Hughes described the Boys & Girls Club as "critical" for the Seventh District, which she said lacks a recreation center, and urged councilmembers to consider city funding in addition to federal block grants: "If you're asking the government to pay for it, you ought to be able to pay for it as much money as we get into the city with your own funds." She also urged council members to clarify internal committee processes so residents can trace where dollars are spent.
The comment did not include a formal motion or a request for immediate council action recorded in the meeting. No vote or staff direction on CDBG allocations was reported during the session.
