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Waukegan holds 30-day public hearing on draft 2025–2029 consolidated plan and 2025 action plan allocations
Summary
City staff presented the draft five-year consolidated plan and the proposed 2025 action plan, outlining CDBG and HOME funding allocations and explaining a HUD data pull problem. The plan is open for public comment June 16–July 17; council-level approval is scheduled for July 21.
Director Garland opened a public hearing on the City of Waukegan’s draft consolidated plan for program years 2025–2029 and the 2025 annual action plan, describing how federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME funds would be used in the coming year.
The consolidated plan is a required HUD strategic document that guides a locality’s use of federal housing and community development funds. Garland said Waukegan is an entitlement community that receives CDBG funds directly from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and HOME funds through the Lake County HOME Consortium, which includes Waukegan, Lake County, and North Chicago.
Garland summarized the agencies and programs recommended for funding in the draft 2025 action plan. The proposal lists partners including Safe Place, Elder Care, Habitat for Humanity, Northern Illinois Food Bank, PADS Lake County, Prairie State Legal Services (disability and fair housing programs), YouthBuild Lake County, Zachariah Center and others. He said the committee’s selected allocations total $110,000 for these nonprofit programs (identified…
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