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Chester holds initial FY2026 public hearing on CDBG and HOME funding; applications due Dec. 19

City of Chester - Initial Needs Hearing · December 9, 2025
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Summary

City staff outlined priorities and a draft timeline for the FY2026 Annual Action Plan, announced estimated allocations (CDBG $1,225,000; HOME $335,000), set an application deadline of Dec. 19, 2025 at 2 p.m., and heard one public comment from Annette Piat of the Chester Community Improvement Project.

City staff opened an initial public hearing Dec. 8 to gather input for Chester’s fiscal year 2026 Annual Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds, outlined program priorities and timelines, and set an application deadline of Dec. 19, 2025, at 2 p.m.

The hearing facilitator, identified in the transcript only as the hearing facilitator, said the city has not yet received final notices of HUD allocations and is working with estimated figures for budgeting: “For CDBG, $1,225,000. For HOME, $335,000,” the facilitator said. Staff said those estimates will be used for draft budgeting until HUD notifies the city of final amounts.

The hearing described the consolidated-plan priorities that will guide use of federal funds: decent, safe and…

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