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Community Development officer reviews consolidated plan, CDBG funding and Section 108 options
Summary
The city's Community Development Officer updated the committee on the consolidated plan process, said Bangor receives about $850,000 a year in CDBG funds and highlighted program-income variability and an available Section 108 capital option (roughly $5 million) the city could leverage for large projects.
Robin Stanicky, the Community Development Officer, gave a high-level briefing on the consolidated plan and the department's role in housing, homelessness, health, and economic opportunity work. Stanicky said staff are in the middle of the consolidated-plan process and have been engaging housing planners, service providers and school partners; students will prepare a report for the council later in the academic year.
The officer noted recent federal regulatory changes that could affect reporting but said HUD has indicated the city's programs remain eligible and staff are confident the city can continue its activities with only minor reporting adjustments. Stanicky said Bangor receives about $850,000 annually in CDBG funds and that program income has varied (about $192,000 last year; historically closer to $300,000); she noted that program income and capacity could be increased through staffing and that Section 108 authority could provide a roughly $5,000,000 capital loan backed by future CDBG receipts.
Councilors asked how CDBG and local funds could be combined and which programs would benefit from additional investment; Stanicky suggested housing-related programs and capacity-building as priorities and said staff will bring a fuller consolidated-plan strategy to the committee at an upcoming meeting.
