Monroe County approves CDBG modification to fund ADA ramps in East Stroudsburg

Monroe County Commissioners approved a modification to the fiscal year 2023 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) that reallocates $129,302 from housing rehabilitation to accessibility work in East Stroudsburg Borough.

Jennifer Strzok, executive director of the Monroe County Redevelopment Authority, presented the modification during a public hearing and told the commissioners that East Stroudsburg Borough Council met April 1, 2025, opened a public comment period through April 11, and approved a borough resolution to move the change forward. “The borough of East Stroudsburg is requesting this modification to the fiscal year 2023 CDBG program,” Strzok said, and described the proposed work as deleting the housing rehabilitation activity in the amount of $129,302 and adding ADA ramps and curb cuts for the same amount.

The modification will fund the creation or repair of 19 ADA ramps and curb cuts at various locations throughout the borough. The county’s action authorizes the commissioners’ office to submit Modification No. 1 on behalf of the borough.

During the meeting’s public-comment portion, a resident asked for clarification about the transfer: “About the ADA curb cuts that the CDBG money is being transferred from rehab to the curb cuts.” The record does not show any objections to the change; the commissioners approved the resolution by voice vote.

The CDBG program is a federal passthrough typically administered by local redevelopment or planning authorities; the modification was presented by the Monroe County Redevelopment Authority and carried on the commissioners’ motion.

The county did not provide a detailed list of the 19 ramp locations in the meeting record. Commissioners and staff said the borough had held a public-comment period and adopted a resolution; the county’s role at this meeting was to accept and transmit the borough’s modification request.