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City staff recommend publishing draft FY2027 CDBG action plan, emphasize rising home-repair demand
Summary
City staff presented a draft FY2027 Community Development Block Grant plan and asked council to publish it for a 30‑day public comment period. Staff emphasized the home repair program’s growing demand (about 60 households served in FY24, about 109 in 2025) and recommended a similar allocation approach to last year pending HUD’s final numbers.
City staff presented the draft fiscal year 2027 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) annual action plan and asked the Springfield City Council to authorize publication of the draft for a 30‑day public comment period ahead of a public hearing by the council’s Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) in April.
“I'm here tonight with the draft fiscal year, 2027 community development block grant, CDBG annual action plan. I'm looking for your direction tonight to publish a draft for public comment,” the presenter said. The presenter was addressed in the meeting as Erin; the transcript does not provide a last name.
Staff explained Springfield is entitled to an annual HUD CDBG allocation used primarily to benefit low- and moderate-income households, and noted that the packet…
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