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Berwyn Council adopts 2025 CDBG annual action plan and 2025–29 consolidated plan amid questions on program limits and outreach
Summary
The City Council adopted a resolution approving the 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) annual action plan and the five‑year consolidated plan for 2025–2029. Council discussion before the vote covered low‑ and moderate‑income mapping, single‑family rehab eligibility, focus‑group outreach and limits created by HUD paperwork requirements.
The City of Berwyn on Monday adopted a resolution approving the 2025 Community Development Block Grant annual action plan and the five‑year consolidated plan for 2025–2029, following staff remarks and a questions‑and‑answers period about program eligibility and outreach.
Miss Powers, a staff member working on the city’s CDBG program, said the maps of low‑ and moderate‑income areas are based on 2020 American Community Survey data and that the city is “taking advantage of that and doing a lot of progress in those areas.”
Why it matters: The CDBG plan determines how federal community development funds are allocated locally to housing repair, public services and neighborhood investments. Council adoption puts the city’s funding priorities and project list for program year 2025 into effect and frames spending expectations through 2029.
Council members questioned program limits and household eligibility. Miss Powers said the single‑family rehabilitation program currently has six…
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