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Select Board approves CDBG application and related plans for Remick Acres affordable housing rehab
Summary
After three consecutive public hearings, the Tamworth Select Board voted to submit a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application for up to $500,000 to support improvements at Remick Acres (145 Tamworth Road), approved an anti‑displacement/relocation plan and adopted an updated housing/community development plan required for CDBG funding.
The Tamworth Select Board held three consecutive public hearings on June 24 and voted to approve a package of items needed to apply for New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) housing funds for the Remick Acres rehabilitation project at 145 Tamworth Road.
Planner/consultant Scott Milliken (speaker introduced for the public hearings) described the CDBG program and the proposed subgrant structure: the town would retain up to $35,000 for eligible administrative and labor‑compliance costs, and the remainder of the award would be subgranted to New England Corporation to loan to the Remick Acres related entity for improvements to 24 existing affordable units for people age 62+ and/or persons with disabilities.
Select Board members asked questions and had no substantive objections. The board voted to authorize the chairman to sign and submit the CDBG application and, if awarded, to execute any necessary documents and amendments. The board also voted to adopt the Uniform Relocation Act–required anti‑displacement and relocation assistance plan (noting the project does not anticipate long-term displacement) and to adopt an updated Housing and Community Development Plan, which the planner said had been carried forward with the same goals as the prior plan (encouraging safe, sanitary, affordable housing and municipal infrastructure improvements).
Public comments asked about the scope of planned building work; the project representatives said a site assessment and scope report were near completion and would be shared with the town when finalized. Project proponents said likely work would include deferred maintenance items such as roofing, siding, parking area repair, energy‑efficiency and heating-system updates, but the final scope and cost will depend on the contractor assessment.
Actions taken (roll calls recorded at the meeting): the board voted to approve submittal of the CDBG application and authorize the chairman to sign; to adopt the anti‑displacement and relocation assistance plan; and to adopt the updated housing and community development plan. Each motion passed on roll-call votes recorded in the meeting minutes.
Next steps: Town staff will place required documents in the signature file, notarize as needed, and submit the CDBG application to the CDFA.
