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Commissioners press staff on CDBG‑DR/HMGP storm recovery plans; manufactured‑home residents seek clearer outreach and case management
Summary
Pinellas County staff briefed the Board on the county’s CDBG‑DR action plan and related hazard mitigation discussions, and commissioners pressed for clearer outreach to manufactured‑home residents whose properties were substantially damaged in recent storms.
Pinellas County staff briefed the Board on the county’s Community Development Block Grant‑Disaster Recovery (CDBG‑DR) action plan and on related federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) discussions. The presenters said plan submission and rulemaking would move in phases and that staff plans to prioritize limited funds for low‑ and moderate‑income households and severely impacted properties.
What staff said: County staff told commissioners the CDBG‑DR action plan will be submitted for approval as a framework that lets the county stand up programs this fall. The briefing distinguished the CDBG‑DR rules under HUD from a separate Homeowner Assistance/HMGP program (the transcript discussed an Elevate Florida HMGP stream) that would be administered with different eligibility…
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