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Clermont County holds public hearing on draft HUD five-year consolidated plan; no public comments
Summary
Clermont County held a required public hearing on Aug. 6 for a draft five-year consolidated plan (FY2025–2029) and the FY2025 annual action plan to guide CDBG and HOME funding; county staff said the plan is open for a 30-day public comment period and no members of the public offered testimony at the hearing.
A public hearing on Clermont County’s draft five-year consolidated plan for fiscal years 2025–2029 and the fiscal 2025 annual action plan was held Aug. 6 by the Clermont County Board of Commissioners to accept public comment required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for participation in the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME programs.
Desmond Mayotte, community and economic development department, told the commissioners the draft plan was prepared in accordance with HUD guidelines and that the county is in a 30-day public comment period. “HUD requires these every five years,” Mayotte said, noting this would be Clermont County’s third five-year plan since receiving HOME funds in 2015.
Mayotte said the plan’s priorities mirror prior needs-assessments and input gathered this year: housing affordability and quality, homelessness and special-needs housing; neighborhood revitalization (roads, sewer, water, sidewalks and broadband); public facilities (shelters, senior and youth centers, parks); public services (job training, transportation, childcare and youth services); and economic development (job creation, site and façade improvements).
Mayotte told the board the draft plan incorporated 13 in-depth stakeholder interviews and 264 public survey responses, and that the draft is available on the county website and in the community and economic development office. After the public comment period, staff will present a final draft to the board for adoption and submission to HUD.
No member of the public spoke during the hearing and the board closed the hearing without further action.
The hearing’s close leaves the county to consider any written comments received during the 30-day period before finalizing and forwarding the plan to HUD for review and funding eligibility determinations.
