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City reports $700,000 in CDBG activity for program year 2024; 13 housing units rehabilitated
Summary
City staff presented the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program year 2024 summary to council, reporting rehabilitation work on 13 units, sidewalk projects that affected roughly 1,300 residents, and partnerships with local nonprofits; the CAPER was opened for public comment.
City staff on July 14 delivered a program‑year report to the Bloomington City Council on its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) activity for program year 2024 (May 1, 2024–April 30, 2025), saying the city spent roughly $700,000 in CDBG funds and completed a mix of housing rehabilitation, sidewalk and public service activities.
Cordell Patrick, director of Community Impact and Enhancement, said CDBG funds supported 13 affordable housing units in program year 2024: three units included lead remediation, three were emergency repairs (for example furnace replacement for elderly residents), and seven were general rehabilitation such as roofs, windows and siding. Staff said one project included new sewer and water service installed in partnership with Habitat for Humanity to ready a vacant lot for a new home.
Patrick said sidewalk improvements in West Bloomington were completed and another project has started at Wood Hill Towers; combined sidewalk projects affected about 1,300 residents, roughly 1,100 of whom staff said are low‑ to moderate‑income. He said a high share of the housing rehab work served areas identified as regeneration and preservation zones in the city’s comprehensive plan.
Staff also summarized nonprofit partnerships supported with CDBG grants: Home Sweet Home Ministry outreach (233 community members served), West Bloomington revitalization (about 615 served by a project referenced as 06/1955 in the presentation), partners providing furniture and recycling programs (284 served), and KTB Financial Services (129 served). Patrick said more than 80 community members participating in housing choice voucher or public housing programs completed career training.
Patrick told council the breakdown by category included a large share of funds to housing rehabilitation (he said about 69% in one slide), new affordable housing support, public services and public facility/infrastructure activities. He also noted CDBG administration costs were roughly 3% of the total.
The council opened and closed the public hearing; staff said no one registered to speak at the hearing and that the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) is available for public comment through July 22. Council members asked whether CDBG funds can be used for demolition; staff said demolition is possible but difficult to fund with CDBG and that the city used CDBG for a limited number of demolitions in the prior year to prepare lots for Habitat for Humanity.
Council asked whether reported federal budget proposals affecting HUD would change local entitlement amounts. Staff said the city had already received its entitlement for program year 2025 and that the next 12 months of work are funded but future federal decisions could affect funding beyond that period.
Council thanked staff for the report and asked for follow‑up on cataloguing derelict properties and on clarifying whether CDBG funds could be used for rehabilitating vacant or owner‑occupied properties in future program years.
