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Scranton holds public hearing on HUD 2025 consolidated action plan
Summary
The Scranton City Council held a brief public hearing on File No. 802025 to receive testimony and discuss authorizing the mayor to implement HUD's 2025 consolidated action plan covering CDBG, HOME and ESG programs starting Jan. 1, 2025. No testimony or votes were recorded; the hearing was adjourned.
The Scranton City Council held a public hearing on File No. 802025 to receive testimony and discuss authorizing the mayor to implement the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 2025 consolidated action plan, covering the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program and the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program for the period beginning Jan. 1, 2025.
The consolidated plan sets the city’s framework for allocating federal CDBG, HOME and ESG funds; the hearing provided a formal opportunity for public comment and council discussion before any council action. The hearing’s stated purpose was: "File the council number 802025. Authorizing the mayor and other appropriate officials of the City Of Scranton to take all necessary actions to implement the HUD 2025 consolidated action plan for community planning and development programs to be funded under the Community Development Block Grant Program, Home Investment Partnership Program, and Emergency Solutions Grant Program for the period beginning 01/01/2025." (text from hearing record; speaker not specified in transcript).
Roll call at the start of the hearing showed Council members King, Shuster, Rothschild, McAndrew and Smearle present. The record includes no public testimony, no staff presentation summarized in the transcript, and no formal council vote on the consolidated plan during the session. A motion to adjourn was made and the chair declared the public hearing adjourned.
No dates for future council action on File No. 802025, budget amounts, or detailed program allocations were specified in the hearing record provided.
