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Planning director: CDBG/HOME now administered by city; BRA reappointments and Sycamore Grove work to continue with ARPA funds

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Planning Director Rob May said federal HOME and CDBG funds have returned to city control from the Brockton Redevelopment Authority; the BRA is being reconstituted and the Sycamore Grove park work will proceed in phases with ARPA funds.

Rob May, director of planning and economic development, told the finance committee Wednesday the city has resumed direct administration of federal HOME and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding previously run through the Brockton Redevelopment Authority (BRA), and he described staffing and project priorities.

May said the change brings grant-funded positions onto the city payroll (100% funded by…

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