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Akron holds public hearing on 2025–2029 consolidated plan and $8.2 million 2025 HUD action plan
Summary
City council opened a public hearing on an ordinance to approve Akron—s HUD consolidated plan and the 2025 annual action plan, outlining roughly $8.2 million in federal and program income allocations and eliciting testimony from affordable-housing providers and residents about service capacity and unmet needs.
Akron City Council opened a public hearing July 14 on an ordinance to approve the city—s 2025—2029 consolidated strategy and the 2025 Annual Action Plan, which together set the city—s funding priorities for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) dollars administered through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Helen Tomic, a city staff presenter, said the 2025 budget in the plan totals about $8.2 million.
The plan allocates approximately $5,800,000 in CDBG funds (a 0.3% decrease from 2024), about $1,500,000 in HOME funds (a 0.8% increase from 2024) and roughly $514,000 for ESG (a 2.6% decrease from 2024), plus an estimated $412,000 in program income, Tomic told the council. The plan recommends continuing the housing…
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