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Lee's Summit adopts five-year CDBG consolidated plan and 2025–26 action plan
Summary
Council approved the city's five-year consolidated plan and the 2025–26 annual action plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding. City staff noted HUD rules and caps on administrative and public-service spending; the final federal award exceeded the city's estimate and rolled in prior-year funds for housing programs.
Lee's Summit — The City Council adopted the five-year consolidated plan and the 2025–26 annual action plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, directing the award to housing preservation and social-service subrecipients while noting federal compliance requirements.
Ryan Elam, assistant city manager, told the council the finalized HUD award was larger than earlier estimates: the city received $385,005 for the program year versus the staff's initial estimate of $342,628, and the city also carried forward unspent prior-year dollars that increased usable funds. "That was a good little surprise," Elam said, describing the higher official award and a rollover that added funds for home-preservation and acquisition-for-rehab programs.
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