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Porterville Adopts 2025–29 CDBG Consolidated Plan and 2025 Action Plan after Lower HUD Allocation; Public Speaker Urges Rejection
Summary
City council adopted the five‑year consolidated plan and the 2025 action plan for Community Development Block Grant funds after HUD announced a lower grant amount; a public speaker at the hearing accused the city of past mismanagement and asked council to reject the plan pending audits.
The Porterville City Council voted 5-0 to adopt the City’s 2025–2029 Consolidated Plan and the fiscal‑year 2025 action plan for investment of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement funds. Staff told the council the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development had announced the city’s 2025 entitlement allocation at $653,932, lower than the 2024 allocation of $710,793 used when the draft plan was earlier prepared, and staff adjusted the action plan accordingly.
Luis Abala, who presented the…
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