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Commissioners approve Community Development Block Grant submissions and adopt Fair Housing resolution
Summary
Blair County approved submission of multiple Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) applications covering entitlement and non-entitlement municipalities and adopted the required Fair Housing resolution tied to CDBG funding.
Blair County commissioners voted to approve the county's submission of Community Development Block Grant applications to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and to adopt the fiscal year 2025 Fair Housing resolution required for CDBG recipients.
The board approved a cooperative agreement allowing the county to submit and administer the fiscal year 2025 CDBG program on behalf of five entitlement municipalities (Hollidaysburg Borough, Tyrone Borough, Altoona? Not specified in transcript). County staff also presented a separate CDBG application on behalf of 17 non-entitlement communities totaling $247,152 and a combined submission covering both entitlement and non-entitlement allocations in the amount presented on the agenda as $816,389. Commissioners approved both submissions and the Fair Housing resolution. The county's social services staff explained the cooperative agreements outline responsibilities for administering the program.
Commissioners noted that municipalities receive CDBG funds in different ways: some directly from HUD or DCED and others through the county. The board moved, seconded and approved the cooperative agreements and the grant applications with recorded "aye" votes and no recorded opposition during the meeting.
