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Council adopts CDBG housing-needs summary and approves downtown revitalization grant application
Summary
The council adopted a community development and housing needs assessment for a CDBG application and approved the city's application seeking up to $650,000 to renovate downtown facades, with matching funds and owner investments described in the public hearing.
The Nevada City Council adopted a community development and housing needs assessment and approved a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application seeking funds for downtown revitalization at its meeting on Jan. 27, 2025.
Andrew Collins of the Mid Iowa Planning Alliance, the consultant assisting the city, described the CDBG-specific needs assessment as a compilation of existing planning documents rather than a full standalone housing needs study. “Think of this not as a true community development and housing needs assessment. Think of it more of a summary and compilation of the things that are in your existing planning documents,” Collins told the council.
Collins said the CDBG application would focus on activities that benefit low- and moderate-income (LMI) persons—such as housing rehabilitation and public infrastructure…
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