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Consultant tells Beaumont housing is top need as HUD consolidated plan proceeds
Summary
Grow America presented a draft 2025–2029 HUD consolidated plan and FY2025 annual action plan to Beaumont City Council, saying housing — including affordable and accessible units — is the community's top urgent need and that CDBG and HOME funding is essentially level-funded this year.
A consultant hired to prepare Beaumont’s HUD consolidated plan told City Council that housing shortages, including a lack of accessible units for people with disabilities, were identified as the city’s most urgent need and will drive priority funding choices for the next five years.
Patricia Santa Cruz, technical advisory services director with Grow America, said the draft 2025–2029 consolidated plan recommends three overarching priorities: provide decent, safe, affordable housing; create suitable living environments; and provide public services for low- and moderate-income households. She told council that the plan and an FY2025 annual action plan tie HUD Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to those…
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