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Elk County commissioners approve FY2025 CDBG application to fund local infrastructure and facility repairs
Summary
Elk County approved a resolution authorizing submission of its FY2025 Community Development Block Grant application, allocating $311,574 in entitlement funds and prioritizing projects including Highland Township water telemetry, Johnsonburg Public Library window replacement, and Johnsonburg Borough community building entrance improvements.
Becky Taylor, the county's CDBG coordinator, told the Elk County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 2 that the county's FY2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement is $311,574 and outlined the applications the county intends to include in its submission.
Taylor said the county received three project applications from Elk County municipalities: Highland Township requested $31,350 for a water telemetry project; Johnsonburg Public Library requested $60,500 to replace three upstairs windows; and Johnsonburg Borough requested $58,300 to improve the community building entrance. Ridgeway Borough, for which the county manages CDBG funds, was listed with an entitlement of $93,296 and will use its allocation primarily for curb cuts on Thorne, Sheridan, Sherman, Main and South streets. Taylor said a remaining county balance of $28,008.38 would be allocated for slum-and-blight remediation and that she solicited additional slum-and-blight project proposals with an Oct. 15 deadline.
The board voted to authorize submission of the FY2025 CDBG application to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), as provided under the Housing and Community Development Act. The chair noted the application permission is due Oct. 31.
Why it matters: CDBG funding helps small jurisdictions pay for critical infrastructure, accessibility and building repairs that municipalities often lack the budget to cover. In Elk County, the projects named by the county's coordinator include accessibility improvements (curb cuts) and building repairs that could affect public access and local services.
What happens next: County staff will finalize the application and submit it to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development by the Oct. 31 deadline. Additional slum-and-blight proposals will be considered for the remaining county funds.
Quote: "For Elk County, we have $311,574," Becky Taylor said while reviewing the proposed projects and budgets.
Ending: The board adopted the resolution authorizing the application by voice vote; Taylor said staff will follow up with applicants and finalize the submission.
