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Council approves 2025 CDBG annual action plan; public comment flags CARES Act reallocation and unmet needs
Summary
The County Council approved the 2025 annual action plan for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and an amendment to the 2019 action plan reallocating leftover CARES Act funds; public commenters urged wider countywide use of programs and questioned allocations for weatherization versus mental‑health and homelessness services.
The St. Charles County Council on June 9 approved Bill 53‑92, the county's 2025 annual action plan under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and also passed Bill 53‑93, an amendment to the 2019 action plan under the Saint Louis Home Consortium that reallocates unused CARES Act (CDBG‑CV) funds.
During the public hearing before the vote, Arnie C. Dinoff, County Public Advocate, told the council he had investigated the county's consolidated CDBG plan and raised several concerns about municipal participation and program scope. "We have a couple municipalities that are missing from the equation," Dinoff said, naming New Melle, West Alton and Portage Des Sioux as municipalities he found had not adopted local ordinances…
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