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Cheektowaga holds public hearing on HUD annual plan as officials outline rehab, public‑service spending

Town Board of the Town of Cheektowaga · October 15, 2025
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Town staff presented the draft FY2026 HUD annual plan outlining $809,000 in recent housing rehabilitation spending and multiple public‑service programs; officials noted a wait list of about 200 households and said the town applied for a $650,000 state grant to expand rehab capacity.

The Town of Cheektowaga opened a public hearing to review its fiscal year 2026 annual plan for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development entitlement funds, with Community Development staff describing how the town proposes to use Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Program dollars.

Rachel Straker, the town’s community development representative, said prior-year activity included $153,395 in CDBG funds, $493,000 in HOME funds and $163,000 from the New York State Affordable Housing Corporation used on 24 single- and multi-family rehabilitation projects — a total of $809,000. She…

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