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Pocomoke council debates downtown community center site as $800,000 CDBG requirement shapes options
Summary
Pocomoke City councilors reviewed four finalist designs for a community center on Nov. 3, 2025, while staff warned that the chosen site for the submitted Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application must meet low‑to‑moderate income mapping and that moving the site or adding a co‑recipient could jeopardize the $800,000 award.
COUNCIL REVIEWS FOUR FINALISTS; PETITION AND LMI REQUIREMENTS RAISE QUESTIONS
Pocomoke City councilors debated the location of a proposed community center and the conditions of a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application during the Nov. 3 work session. City staff told the council the CDBG application requires the project site to be within a census area meeting low‑to‑moderate income (LMI) thresholds; staff cited a Pocomoke LMI figure of 61.24 percent for the area selected in the grant application.
City staff member Brandy Matthews told the council the grant submission specified the current downtown armory site (city‑owned), and that moving the location could change the LMI calculation and jeopardize eligibility. Matthews also told the…
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