Shoreline council adopts 2026 CDBG plan, directs most local funds to minor home repairs

The Shoreline City Council on Oct. 27 adopted the city's 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding plan by a 4-1 vote, approving a package that restores the minor home repair program and allocates a modest local contribution to an affordable-housing acquisition project.

The approved plan directs the largest share of locally programmable CDBG funds to Minor Home Repair and sets aside $23,600 as a local contribution to an affordable housing acquisition project. Council members voted 4 to 1 in favor; Council Member Ramsdell voted no.

City staff told the council the city has an estimated $320,000 in CDBG entitlement for 2026 and $50,909 in unprogrammed CDBG funding from 2025. Federal and interlocal requirements reserve portions of that total: 25% for a major home repair loan program, 5% for housing stability (rent/mortgage assistance), 12% for King County administration, and 10% for Shoreline planning and administration. After those set-asides, staff said about $153,600 remains for local programming in 2026.

The staff recommendation adopted as "Option 1" would allocate $130,000 of the local remainder to the city's Minor Home Repair…