Binghamton City Council adopts FY51 Annual Action Plan and five-year consolidated plan with amended CDBG allocations

The Binghamton City Council voted 5–0 July 3 to adopt Introductory Resolution R25‑42, authorizing the FY51 Annual Action Plan and the 2025 five‑year consolidated plan as amended. The measure packages prior committee changes to federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and related HUD entitlement allocations, and appends an updated consolidated plan that incorporates data and targeting edits discussed at the meeting.

During a committee of the whole, council members considered and voted on multiple line‑item adjustments to the FY51 HUD entitlement budget. Key changes included reducing Boys & Girls Club summer program funding by $5,000 and the teen center by $5,000, while increasing the Boys & Girls Club after‑hours teen program by $20,000. The Broome County Urban League after‑school program was cut by $10,000, CARES backpack funding was reduced by $15,000, and VINES youth employment was reduced by $15,000. Several human‑services items were also changed: Mothers & Babies and the NOMA Community Center were each cut by $10,000; opioid addiction recovery funding was increased by $5,000; STACK economic crisis prevention was increased by…