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Denison opens public hearing on 2026 CDBG applications; region estimated to receive about $850,000
Summary
Denison's city council opened a special public hearing on the 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application process, outlining eligible activities, past local awards and a regional funding estimate of about $850,000; public comment was invited and the hearing was formally opened by council vote.
Denison's city council on a special evening session opened a public hearing on the city's 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application process and encouraged residents and organizations to review the application policies and the capital investment plan.
The hearing's purpose, the moderator said, is to provide information about the CDBG program and to discuss possible applications for the 2026 funding cycle. "The grant money available must be used for projects that primarily benefit low and moderate income individuals," the moderator said, describing the program's eligibility focus.
Council members recorded a motion to open the hearing that was seconded on the floor; a roll-call series of affirmative responses was recorded. The transcript records a second by "Councilman Childs"; the initial mover is not clearly identified in the record. Names recorded in the subsequent affirmative responses include Childs, Warner, Crane and Gil.
The moderator said the six-county region is expected to see about $850,000 in CDBG funding in the upcoming program year and noted that all eligible activities are detailed in the CDBG application policies and procedures. Examples listed as eligible included construction of public works and facilities (water and sewer lines, fire stations), acquisition of real property, public services such as food banks and homeless shelters, and recreational projects such as parks and pickleball courts.
Denison has received CDBG funds previously: the moderator cited a $175,000 award in 2008 for a sewer-line project to the industrial park and $250,000 awards in 2019 and 2022 to improve the city's baseball-field complex. The city said copies of the capital investment plan, part of the regional consolidated plan, are available in print and online.
Anyone wishing to comment was asked to identify themselves so the council could include speakers in the minutes; the moderator said the council would respond to questions and suggestions during the hearing. The hearing proceeded after the motion and recorded affirmative roll call; further public comments and staff responses were invited as the next step in the process.
