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Residents urge Lancaster County to prioritize infrastructure, jobs and affordable housing during CDBG needs hearing
Summary
At a public hearing on the county's Community Development Block Grant needs list, residents and planners urged council to prioritize public safety, transport, affordable housing and neighborhood infrastructure as Lancaster manages rapid growth in the Northern Panhandle.
At the Lancaster County Council meeting, residents used the community needs assessment public hearing to press officials to align federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) priorities with pressing local needs including public safety, transportation and affordable housing.
The hearing, led by Kristen Swartz, community development planner with the Catawba Regional Council of Governments, reviewed CDBG rules and funding categories and presented the county's draft prioritized needs list for 2025. Swartz stressed that CDBG-funded projects must benefit low‑ and moderate‑income (LMI) residents and explained typical grant sizes and categories, from infrastructure to community enrichment.
Why it matters: Lancaster has experienced…
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