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Committee reviews $875,000 CDBG application, recommends funding downtown Phase 6 and social services

Economic and Community Development Committee · February 27, 2026
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Summary

Assistant Director Amy Uas told the Economic and Community Development Committee the CDBG mini-entitlement application can total $875,000; the steering committee recommends extending current social-service grants, funding downtown Phase 6 City Hall Avenue improvements, and reallocating prior-year funds to cover full requests. The application is due April 21 and will go to council for approval.

Assistant Director Amy Uas of the Community Development Planning Department told the Economic and Community Development Committee that Gardner can apply for up to $875,000 through the CDBG mini-entitlement program for FY2026, with the application due April 21.

"We have available to us through the CDBG mini-entitlement program up to $875,000 that we can apply for for our fiscal year 26 application," Uas said, and told the committee the steering committee met the previous night to recommend which projects to include.

The steering committee recommended a mix of reallocations of prior-year funds and FY26 funding. Highlights Uas named…

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