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Belknap County approves CDBG application to fund Archways expansion, adopts related plans
Summary
Commissioners unanimously approved a CDBG application seeking up to $500,000 to expand Archways' Tilton facility, adopted the county's anti-displacement relocation assistance plan and re-adopted its three-year housing and community development plan.
Belknap County commissioners voted unanimously to submit a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application to the New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority to support a proposed expansion of Archways, a family resource center in Tilton.
The proposal seeks up to $500,000 in public facility funds, with the county retaining up to $35,000 from the award to cover eligible administrative and labor compliance costs. Presenter (Speaker 7) told commissioners the expansion would add a full second story to Archways' existing building to increase programming space and services and said, "This project does not anticipate any displacement or relocation," noting staff who cannot be on-site temporarily would operate from a Franklin office and the organization plans to rent space in a nearby church for some meetings.
Why it matters: the CDBG program requires local plans and anti-displacement measures before funds are awarded. Commissioners also considered and adopted the county's anti-displacement/relocation assistance plan, which outlines measures under the Uniform Relocation Act in the event a CDBG-funded project requires relocation. The board additionally voted to adopt Belknap County's Housing and Community Development Plan, last adopted in 2023 and designed to guide housing and community-development objectives for the next three years.
The motion to submit the application included authority for the county administrator to sign and execute the application and any contract documents if the grant is awarded; the motion was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
What commissioners said: the presenters emphasized that projects must principally benefit low- and moderate-income persons to meet program rules. No public speakers objected during the public-hearing portions of these agenda items.
Next steps: County staff will submit the CDBG application and, if awarded, would execute a contract and follow the relocation-assistance procedures described in the county plan.
