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Mount Clemens hears nonprofit requests as city opens CDBG public hearing for $62,133 allocation
Summary
At a Feb. 1 public hearing, residents and nonprofit representatives asked Mount Clemens to fund housing, food and senior services from an expected $62,133 Community Development Block Grant allocation; the commission will set final allocations Feb. 16.
Mount Clemens commissioners opened a public hearing Feb. 1 on the city’s expected $62,133 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocation for fiscal year 2016 and heard pleas from local nonprofits and residents about how the money should be spent.
City staff told the commission the allocation is expected to total $62,133, with $2,500 tentatively reserved for the Macomb County Senior Shore program, and that the commission will approve final allocations at its Feb. 16 meeting. ‘‘The purpose of this item is to elicit public input on how these dollars should be spent within the city,’’ a staff speaker said.
Representatives from several organizations asked for specific support. Mark Henderson, shelter coordinator and case manager at Ray of…
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