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Mayor urges residents to complete HUD CDBG community-needs survey; city to confirm translations and outreach
Summary
Mayor Sherry Alcopello asked residents, nonprofit providers and business owners to complete a community-needs survey required for HUD CDBG planning. The survey deadline is March 7; the city said it will post the survey online, provide hard copies and check whether Spanish or other translations are available.
Mayor Sherry Alcopello told the council the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program requires a community-needs survey as part of the consolidated plan process and asked residents to complete the survey by the March 7 deadline.
Alcopello said the survey asks respondents to rate five broad need categories — housing, public services, economic development, community facilities and public improvements — and to prioritize items within each category (for example, major home rehabilitation versus homeownership assistance). She said the survey is a short online form, that hard copies are available at City Hall, and that a QR code and drop box are provided.
Alcopello said results help determine where the city would direct CDBG funds if allocated. “We would ask that any Lebanon resident, business owner, nonprofit service provider ... please complete the survey for us,” she said.
During public Q&A, Rebecca Hamner of WellSpan asked how the survey would be distributed and whether the city would ensure a representative sample across demographic and provider groups. The mayor said the survey would be posted on the city website and Facebook page, that a press release was planned, and that marketing staff (Janelle) was handling distribution. Hamner asked whether the survey collects demographic information to allow assessment of representativeness; the mayor said the survey does not ask for race or ethnicity and that public‑service providers can note the client groups they serve.
On translation, Alcopello said she believed the survey had been translated into Spanish; another staff participant indicated they were not certain. The mayor said she would check with marketing staff and follow up to confirm whether translations are available. The council did not take action; members asked staff to confirm distribution channels and translation availability.
The city asked residents and stakeholders to complete the short survey by March 7 using the QR code, the city website, or a hard copy at City Hall.
