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Residents and Fourth Ward advocates press council during consolidated-plan hearing for CDBG funding and markers
Summary
City staff presented the draft 2026–2030 consolidated plan and the 2025–26 annual action plan; public commenters called for targeted CDBG spending for Fourth Ward preservation, fair-housing programs and deeply affordable housing.
City staff presented the draft 2026–2030 consolidated plan and the 2025–26 annual action plan and opened a public hearing where several speakers asked the council to prioritize Fourth Ward preservation and to add funding for fair-housing work and deeply affordable housing.
Nicholas Dula of Housing and Neighborhoods summarized the federal programs the city uses in the consolidated plan: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships, and the Emergency Solutions Grant. He told the council the five-year consolidated-plan draft projects approximately $28.7 million in CDBG resources over five years (including one Section 108 loan allocation), roughly $7 million in HOME funding and about $1.2…
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