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Lock Haven holds public hearing on $307,115 CDBG allocation and seeks project applications
Summary
Planner Carter Simcox told council and the public Lock Haven’s 2024 Community Development Block Grant allocation is $307,115 and reviewed eligibility, national objectives and application requirements; staff invited nonprofits and residents to propose projects and asked for accessibility input for the Section 504 annual review.
Carter Simcox, Planner I for the city of Lock Haven, opened a public hearing on the city’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) process and said the municipality’s 2024 allocation is $307,115, with 18% ($55,280) available for administrative costs. He reviewed who administers the program — funding originates with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and flows through the Commonwealth to municipal grantees — and summarized the federal and state compliance requirements applicants must meet.
Simcox said projects must meet one of three national objectives: principally benefit low- and moderate-income (LMI) persons, eliminate slum or blight through a municipal declaration, or address an urgent need declared within the prior 18 months. He stated Lock Haven has citywide LMI eligibility; citywide projects therefore do not require a beneficiary survey, while projects serving only a portion of the city must demonstrate that at least 51% of beneficiaries are LMI.
On application logistics, Simcox said the planning department distributed application packets to known nonprofit organizations on July 23, 2024, and reviewed the materials applicants must submit: a detailed project description, location and service-area maps, and a project budget that may include engineering or architectural costs. He noted federal rules require environmental review, competitive bidding on construction and demolition projects, payment of federal or state prevailing wages where applicable, and Section 3 outreach when hiring for CDBG-funded construction work. Simcox also reviewed the city’s fair housing actions and an anti-displacement and relocation assistance plan posted at city hall.
Members of the public were invited to propose projects and to report accessibility limitations for the city’s Section 504 annual review; Simcox closed the hearing after no further comments. The planning department listed a contact number for applicants with questions and said staff will accept and review eligible proposals for funding consideration under the city’s three-year community development plan.
