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Westland council approves 2025–26 CDBG/HOME annual plan after heated debate over sidewalks and code enforcement
Summary
After extensive public comment and council debate, Westland City Council approved the city—s 2025——16 Community Development Block Grant and HOME annual action plan and budget; council members cited a May 15 HUD submission deadline and the mayor committed to funding sidewalk repairs in the Carver Subdivision outside the CDBG allocation.
Westland City Council on May 5, 2025 voted to approve the city—s 2025——16 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME annual action plan and budget after an extended public and council debate over whether $104,000 proposed for code enforcement should instead fund sidewalk repairs in the Carver Subdivision.
The plan passed in two votes: the annual action plan (agenda item 5) passed 5———— against 2, and the formal resolution adopting the CDBG/HOME budgets (agenda item 6) passed 6———— against 1. Council members voting yes said the city must meet a HUD submission deadline; opponents argued the advisory committee—s recommendation to allocate $104,000 to Carver sidewalks had been overridden without adequate follow-up with residents.
The vote mattered because HUD requires an approved annual plan before it will release entitlement funds; Director Joanne Campbell told council the submission is due May 15 and that delaying the vote could jeopardize the city—s grant awards. "The annual plan…
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