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Sandusky opens public review of 2025 CDBG action plan; draft budgets roads, rehab, youth programs
Summary
The Sandusky City Commission on March 10 held the first public hearing on the draft 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) action plan, which anticipates roughly $708,420 in federal funds.
The Sandusky City Commission on March 10 held the first public hearing on the city’s draft 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) action plan, a federal entitlement grant administered through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Nicole Groy, the city’s CDBG administrator, told the commission the city expects an allocation “of approximately $708,420” for the program year that runs roughly July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026.
Groy said federal CDBG rules require at least 70% of funds to benefit low- and moderate-income (LMI) households and impose caps on administration and public services. Under the draft budget, proposed set-asides include about $265,000 for public works (street resurfacing), $95,000 for program administration and $9,500 for a fair-housing consultant. Other proposed allocations include $84,000 for a lead-paint removal program, $25,000 for a healthy-homes initiative, $60,000 for code enforcement in eligible areas, $65,000 for community/public-space improvements, $55,000 for public-service subrecipients and $50,000 for youth programming.
“The draft opens March 15 and it will be a 30-day review for public comments,” Groy said, noting a Community Project Advisory Committee (CPAC) meeting is scheduled March 25 and a second city commission public hearing is planned for April 28 with a goal of finalizing the plan by May 12.
Commissioners pressed for operational details. Commissioner Murray asked how the city would respond if federal funding were cut; Groy said allocations are typically known in May or June and that, if necessary, staff would scale the draft by the same percentage as any cut. Commissioner Crabill asked whether CDBG funds are received in advance or reimbursed; Groy said the program operates on a reimbursement basis.
On street resurfacing, Groy said Public Works provides an inventory and recommendations and that planned CDBG-funded paving projects must be in eligible (LMI) areas. Commissioners requested the list of candidate streets in time for the CPAC meeting on March 25; Groy said staff could produce that.
The city will post the draft plan March 15 for a 30-day public review. Written comments can be emailed or submitted in writing; staff will present a second hearing April 28 before the commission considers final adoption.
