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Cramerton board hears plan to seek CDBG funding for Baltimore neighborhood rehab
Summary
The Town of Cramerton opened a required public hearing to announce pursuit of a North Carolina Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to rehabilitate the Baltimore School building and homes in the Baltimore neighborhood; staff said a grant administrator will be procured and funded from the grant.
Cramerton, N.C. — The Town of Cramerton’s Board of Commissioners on Aug. 18 opened the first of two required public hearings to announce plans to pursue a North Carolina Community Development Block Grant to rehabilitate the Baltimore School building and homes in the Baltimore neighborhood.
Interim Town Manager Josh Watkins said the hearing formally announces the project and that the grant status will remain valid for one year. Watkins said the town will need to procure a grant administrator and that the administrator’s position would be funded from the grant itself.
Consultant Steve Austin, working with the town and the Baltimore community, told the board the public hearing serves to notify residents and satisfy the state requirement for two hearings; no board action was required or taken at this meeting.
Two residents spoke in support. Fred Glenn of Charlotte said he has longstanding ties to Cramerton and that “this grant would enhance the Baltimore neighborhood.” Melvina Booker, identified as living on Baltimore Drive, said she grew up in Cramerton and asked the board to assist with neighborhood improvements.
Mayor Nelson Wills and several commissioners thanked staff and emphasized follow-up steps. The board did not vote on the grant at this meeting; the public-hearing record must be completed with a second hearing before any application is finalized.
