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Newark advisory panel backs using CDBG funds for ADA park repairs, continues minor home-repair loans
Summary
The Community Development Advisory Commission reviewed federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) activity, recommended allocating jurisdictional improvement funds to ADA and pathway repairs at city parks, and heard updates on the minor home-repair loan program.
The Newark Community Development Advisory Commission reviewed the city’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) status report and voted to recommend the City Council allocate jurisdictional improvement funds to citywide Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and pathway repairs, the commission's staff said.
The recommendation centers on using an anticipated $144,551 in jurisdictional improvement funds, combined with next year’s CDBG allocation, to address tripping hazards and ADA accessibility at Mayhew’s Landing Park, Civic Center Park and Community Center Park, staff said. Commissioners also discussed the minor home-repair loan program that provides small loans to low-income homeowners for essential repairs.
Michael Kuhlmeier, Newark’s housing policy and programs manager, presented the CDBG status report and the proposed scope of work. He told the committee the city participates in an “urban county” arrangement with Albany, Piedmont, Dublin and Emeryville and…
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