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Staff outlines Community Development Block Grant program, solicits public input for 2025-29 consolidated plan
Summary
Community Development Officer Robin Stanicky briefed the committee on the HUD-funded Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and the city's calendar for the 2025—29 consolidated plan, including neighborhood outreach, a public workshop and a 30-day public-comment period.
The committee received an overview of the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and the timeline for developing Bangor's 2025—29 Consolidated Plan.
Program basics: Community Development Officer Robin Stanicky explained that CDBG is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program that provides flexible funding to local governments to address decent housing, suitable living environments and expanded economic opportunity for low- and moderate-income residents. Stanicky reviewed typical eligible activities (housing rehabilitation, first-time homebuyer assistance, public facilities and accessibility improvements, neighborhood revitalization, small-business/microenterprise assistance) and HUD's national objectives (benefit to low- and moderate-income persons; elimination of slum/blight; urgent need).
Plan process and outreach: Stanicky described the city's public-engagement work since last fall, including neighborhood meetings, community surveys and coordination with Bangor School Department on a student-led survey about walking and public-space needs. Staff will publish a draft consolidated plan, hold a public workshop, open a 30-day public-comment period, and return a revised plan and public-hearing record to Council before submission to HUD.
Why it matters: the consolidated plan prioritizes how the city spends its annual CDBG allocation and sets program goals for five years. Stanicky said staff are preparing the plan to align with other city strategies and market analyses.
Ending: Stanicky said no major HUD rule changes were expected to disrupt the city's CDBG program in the immediate budget cycle but staff will monitor federal guidance and update the Council as needed.
