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Commissioners approve CDBG report and several administrative items, confirm finance committee appointments

Cumberland County Board of Commissioners · September 9, 2024
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Summary

The board received a Community Development Block Grant report of completed projects (broadband, housing assistance, trail and accessibility work) and voted unanimously to accept the report and authorize submission (Order 85); commissioners also approved finance committee appointments for three-year terms and adjourned.

Courtney (last name not specified) presented completed Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) projects from program year '22 and '23, noting broadband connections, housing-assistance placements and infrastructure improvements funded in part with CDBG dollars.

Courtney said 566 families received affordable access to reliable broadband, roughly 100 families received assistance finding or moving into permanent housing, and 579 households were served by a South Portland hub located in the Red…

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