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Asheville begins drafting $225 million CDBG-DR action plan with public feedback period set for March
Summary
City staff and Hagerty Consulting outlined a draft schedule to submit a Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery action plan after HUD allocated $225 million to Asheville; staff plans a March 4 draft posting and an April 8 council approval for HUD submission.
City staff told the Feb. 6 agenda briefing that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has directly allocated $225 million in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to the City of Asheville and staff will develop an action plan to identify unmet needs and programming priorities.
James Shelton, the city’s Community Development Division manager, said the allocation includes about $195 million for housing, infrastructure and economic-revitalization activities, and about $29 million set aside for mitigation tied to those…
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