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Carlisle council votes to submit CAPER covering July 2024–June 2025 CDBG program year
Summary
Council approved submission of the borough’s Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) to HUD for program year 2024, noting the borough met timeliness requirements and exceeded low/moderate-income beneficiary targets while slightly exceeding the public‑service cap.
Carlisle Borough Council on Sept. 11 approved the submission of its Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for program year 2024 (July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025) to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Mary Kuna, speaking remotely, summarized the CAPER and told council that HUD uses the CAPER to verify how communities spent Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds over the program year.
Kuna said the borough met HUD’s timeliness requirement for spending and reported that 98.1% of CDBG funds were used to benefit low- and moderate-income individuals — above HUD’s usual 70% target. She noted one area of noncompliance was the public-service cap: HUD limits public-service spending to 15% of total CDBG funds; the borough’s 2024 reporting showed roughly 19% in that category, a variance the presenter attributed primarily to project timing.
Kuna outlined several specific uses of funds: roughly $67,000 for owner-occupied housing repairs; about $263,000 for public-facility work including sidewalk assistance, community center support, Memorial Park and Lincoln Cemetery improvements, Palmer Park and Heberling Park rehab, tree removal and bike‑friendly infrastructure; public‑service funding that covered police patrols and a program called Hope Station; and some economic-development work, including a Street View program for downtown businesses. She also said the borough has an unspent CDBG balance (reported in the hearing) and about $45,000 remaining from COVID-related CDBG allocations.
Councilor Schalles moved to approve the CAPER submission; the deputy mayor seconded the motion and council adopted the report by voice vote.
Ending: Council directed staff to submit the CAPER to HUD and to include more detailed budget breakdowns in future summary materials at council’s request.
