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Council adopts Palm Beach Gardens' 2025–2029 CDBG consolidated plan and year‑1 action plan
Summary
The council approved a five‑year Community Development Block Grant consolidated plan and the year‑one action plan outlining priorities such as home rehabilitation, infrastructure, sidewalk improvements and potential park projects; staff estimated approximately $1.3 million over five years, subject to federal appropriations.
The Palm Beach Gardens City Council voted to adopt the city's 2025–2029 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) consolidated plan and the year‑one action plan, which staff described as the five‑year strategy required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Joanne Scribe, assistant director of planning and zoning, summarized the program's history in the city: Palm Beach Gardens became an entitlement jurisdiction in 2015 when its population exceeded 50,000; previously the county administered CDBG funds. Scribe said past projects included a single‑family home rehabilitation program (31 homes aided with nearly $1 million in HUD funding) and a 2020 infrastructure project that extended potable water to Mary Circle and Dania Drive.
For 2025–2029 the draft consolidated plan includes potential projects such as connection‑fee assistance for residents along Mary Circle and Dania Drive, sidewalk and crosswalk improvements in targeted low‑to‑moderate income census tracts, public facility and park improvements, and a possible permanent traffic garden. Staff noted the draft plan was developed with the Florida Housing Coalition and that a required 30‑day public comment period ended at the meeting. The plan estimates approximately $1,300,000 over five years but cautioned that annual HUD appropriations are not guaranteed.
City council approved Resolution 44 (2025) authorizing submission of the consolidated plan and year‑one action plan to HUD; a council member clarified that assistance is limited to residents who meet HUD's low‑to‑moderate income requirements (at or below 80% of area median income).
