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Commissioners approve CDBG report and several administrative items, confirm finance committee appointments
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 Bank neighborhood. She highlighted several infrastructure projects: the Harpswell wharf replacement used by local fishermen; installation of five heat pumps at Long Island School to replace an aging heating system; accessibility and community-room upgrades at Harrison Food Bank that enabled its community center to open; and a multi-phase shared-use path near the I-295 overpass that now links neighborhoods and schools.
The chair opened the public hearing for this agenda item and invited anyone who wished to speak; no members of the public came forward. A motion to accept the CDBG report and authorize staff to submit it as Order 85 was made, seconded and approved by unanimous voice vote.
Separately, the board considered appointments to the finance committee for three-year terms. The proposed slate included (where specified) Dustin Ward and Janice De Lima for District 2, Barb Vail for District 3 and Timothy Thompson for District 4; District 1 and District 5 slots were noted as still being worked on or vacant. Commissioners moved to approve the list; the motion passed unanimously.
Other routine business included project updates, a preview of an upcoming audio-visual bid for the new jail building and scheduling notes; the board adjourned after a final motion.
What’s next: Staff will proceed with submission of Order 85 as authorized by the board. The finance committee will convene in November as discussed and the commission will follow up on vacant or in-process appointments.
