Lock Haven prepares 2025 CDBG application; council earlier appointed 504 compliance officer
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Summary
Lock Haven staff outlined a proposed $307,438 Community Development Block Grant allocation and a Fair Housing resolution that will be voted on Aug. 18; the council previously appointed Eddie Roberts as the city's Section 504 compliance officer on May 19.
Lock Haven city staff told the council that the city’s 2025 Community Development Block Grant allocation is $307,438 and described proposed project allocations and related civil-rights resolutions. City staff said the packet includes a resolution to submit the city’s 2025 CDBG application to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, and a Fair Housing resolution; both are scheduled for action at the council’s next regular meeting on Aug. 18.
The proposed distribution of the $307,438 allocation, as presented, is $197,363 for Hannah Park street improvements, $60,075 for Ray Street improvements, $46,000 for administrative costs for the city of Lock Haven, and $4,000 for Lock Haven administration.
The packet also includes a Fair Housing resolution the city would submit with the CDBG application. The resolution affirms protections under Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (the federal Fair Housing Act) and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act and lists protected classes cited in the packet, including race, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, familial status and disability. The packet text also references Pennsylvania’s additional protected classes including age and ancestry and clarifies protections related to the use of service, guide, or support animals by people with disabilities.
City staff noted the packet lists two complaint contacts: Abby Roberts and the Philadelphia regional office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. The staff presentation said complaints may be filed with either contact.
Separately, the council previously approved a resolution on May 19 appointing Eddie Roberts as Lock Haven’s designated Section 504 compliance officer, the staff presentation said. Section 504 refers to the federal Rehabilitation Act requirement that recipients of federal funds not discriminate on the basis of disability; the packet names the designated officer and provides complaint contacts.
No public comments or questions on the item were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt. The staff presentation closed by confirming the CDBG application resolution and the Fair Housing resolution will be acted on at the council’s Aug. 18 meeting.
Details on the applications’ supporting materials, grant terms, implementation timelines, or vote tallies for the May 19 appointment were not specified in the transcript excerpt provided.
