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Commission adopts 2025–2029 CDBG and HOME consolidated plan, advocates urge focus on affordable housing
Summary
The City Commission adopted the city’s 2025–2029 consolidated plan and updated citizen participation plan, which prioritize affordable housing but allocate limited CDBG/HOME funds (estimated combined five-year total ~$4.9M); community advocates urged focusing more funding on housing and blight removal.
The City Commission adopted the final draft of the 2025–2029 consolidated plan and citizen participation plan for CDBG and HOME programs after a staff presentation and public testimony.
Sylvia Tarman, the city’s CDBG administrator, described the federal programs and summarized outreach including more than 500 survey responses and two public work groups. She said the five-year allocations are estimates: annual CDBG at about $761,417…
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