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Blue Springs adopts 2025–26 CDBG annual action plan, allocates about $302,119 to local services and park improvements
Summary
The Blue Springs City Council adopted the 2025–26 CDBG annual action plan on Aug. 4, directing about $302,120 in federal and reprogrammed funds toward home repairs, scholarships, domestic‑violence counseling, eviction prevention and downtown park improvements.
The City Council adopted the 2025–26 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) annual action plan on Aug. 4 after a public hearing and staff presentation outlining project recommendations and public comments received during the draft comment period.
City staff entered the annual action plan and related materials into the record and described the funding package. Chantelle Fry said the city had been allocated $265,704 by HUD for the program year and had $36,415.55 in reprogrammed funds available from the prior year, producing a total program amount of $302,119.55. She said the draft plan reflected input from the CDBG advisory committee and local nonprofit and community stakeholders.
Fry summarized proposed funding in the plan: $50,000 for a minor home repair program (roughly ten $5,000 grants to qualifying households); $4,000 for field house scholarships to help Blue Springs residents obtain facility memberships; $13,250 for Hope House to provide counseling services to victims of domestic violence; $24,500 for Community Services League for housing and utility assistance to prevent eviction and homelessness; funding to Company of Champions to assist with housing, utilities, food and noncovered medications; $200,000 (approximate figure stated in presentation) for downtown Central Park improvements to expand pedestrian access to the pond, add pathways and playground equipment; and $4,000 for program administration and planning to cover notices, recording fees and required CDBG administration.
At the public hearing, City Council members and a resident speaker praised the downtown park funding as a tangible improvement for the downtown district. Staff said the CDBG advisory committee held public hearings and recommended the projects; the draft plan was posted for a 30‑day public comment period and comments received were incorporated into the final plan.
The council adopted the required resolution to submit the annual action plan and HUD certifications. Staff will submit the final annual action plan and certifications to HUD on or before the program deadline.
