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Gallatin holds first public hearing on HUD CDBG entitlement; sidewalks and homelessness services emerge as priorities
Summary
Gallatin City planners held the first of two required public hearings on pursuing HUD Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement status, outlining eligible uses, estimated funding of about $309,000 a year, a 15% cap on public services and possible sidewalk and homelessness-related projects.
City planners in Gallatin held a public hearing on the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) process and sought public input on how the city should use an expected annual allocation as it pursues entitlement status with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Brian Rose, city planner for Gallatin City, opened the session by describing the objective: “What we have is, basically an entitlement to a little bit over $3,300,000 to be able to work with, low to moderate income areas within the city,” and said the meeting was the first of two required public hearings for the citizen participation process.
Planner Jim Carpenter, the project lead, walked through what CDBG money can and cannot pay for and how the city will structure a consolidated plan and a first-year annual action plan. Carpenter said HUD allows a wide range of activities — from housing rehabilitation and down-payment assistance to public facilities such as water, sewer and sidewalks — but…
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