Clearwater advisory board backs 2025–29 consolidated plan and FY2025–26 funding package

The Neighborhood and Affordable Housing Advisory Board on July 8 unanimously recommended that Clearwater City Council adopt the city’s 2025–2029 consolidated plan and the fiscal year 2025–26 annual action plan, endorsing a federal-and-local funding package the presenter said totals $7,345,324.12.

Dania Perez, the city presenter, told the board the consolidated-plan cycle began in early 2025 with public outreach and that the city’s submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is due Aug. 15. "Our federal funds budget totals $7,345,324.12," Perez said, and she described draft allocations across public facilities, public services, economic development, and housing programs.

The board heard line-item details for several nonprofit partners. Perez said proposed capital and facility grants include $85,000 for Hope Villages of America for food-storage and electrical upgrades; $191,340 for Directions for Living for stairwell and door replacements; $105,000 for Saint Vincent de Paul to pave a parking lot, add dry storage and air conditioning; and $74,001.34 for Maddie Williams to install a permanent generator…