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Mooresville holds required HUD hearing; $234,527 CDBG allocation guides housing and infrastructure priorities
Summary
At a May 19 public hearing required by HUD, town staff outlined the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program priorities and said the FY 2025-26 allocation is $234,527; staff will review applications and return June 16 with funding recommendations.
Mooresville held a required public hearing May 19 to update the town's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and solicit public comment on the draft annual action plan required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Amber Goudreau, community development planner, said HUD notified the town of a FY 2025-26 entitlement allocation of $234,527. She described CDBG as an annual, nonmatching federal entitlement that the town can use for activities meeting HUD's national objectives: benefit to low- and moderate-income persons, elimination of slum and blight, or urgent needs.
Goudreau said the town prioritized housing-related activities in outreach to stakeholders and reported how previous CDBG funds were spent: United Way received $189,038 for a critical home-repair program that has served 11 homes to date; the Mooresville Housing Authority used funds to reline water and sewer pipes for 12 units, with additional units in progress; and the Community Foundation used assistance for tap fees on four affordable single-family homes priced at or below 80% of area median income.
For FY 2025-26 staff proposed four funding categories in the draft action plan: public services, affordable housing, administration (a new category to allow up to 20 percent of the allocation for administration), and public facilities/infrastructure improvements. The call for proposals closed May 9 and staff is reviewing applications; the board is scheduled to consider final awards and adopt the annual action plan at the June 16 meeting. HUD requires a thirty-day public comment period and additional public hearings: adoption on June 16 and a consolidated annual performance report (CAPER) hearing expected around Aug. 4.
Goudreau said the CAPER will include detailed compliance documentation for each award, including invoices and program records covering the prior fiscal year.
There were no public comments at the May 19 hearing. Staff said it will return to the board in June with recommendations and that awarded activities will be monitored for HUD compliance.
