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Chester reviews draft FY2026 CDBG/HOME plan; council questions monitoring, Grace Manor roadwork and Boys & Girls Club repairs
Summary
At a Jan. 12 deliberative session the Chester City Council reviewed the draft 2026 community development block grant/home investment partnership action plan, asking staff how the city monitors awards, why $50,000 is allocated for Grace Manor infrastructure and who is responsible for Boys & Girls Club bathroom repairs.
Chester — Council members spent the Jan. 12 deliberative meeting scrutinizing the draft fiscal year 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships action plan, pressing staff on monitoring procedures, infrastructure work tied to a Grace Manor development and the scope of proposed repairs at the Boys & Girls Club.
A council member asked whether the city monitors the funds it awards and what reporting methods are used. An unnamed city staff member replied, “So we do. We do go out, either probably every year, maybe sometimes every 2 years, we go out to the site and we pull their records and we give them a list of the documents that they need to provide to us,” adding that the city “follow[s] the HUD procedure on that.” The staff member said the city also reviews affordability records during…
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