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Richland County outlines HUD CDBG, HOME and ESG priorities; school social worker and senior-services group call for more housing and supports
Summary
At a needs‑assessment hearing, county staff detailed CDBG, HOME and ESG allocations and programs (CDBG ≈ $1.78M; HOME ≈ $795,693; ESG ≈ $154,000), described planned projects and partnerships, and heard public comments highlighting student homelessness and senior service needs.
Richland County staff used a noon needs‑assessment hearing to walk through how the county plans to use Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds in the coming program year and to solicit public input.
Marcus Smith, the county’s CDBG grants analyst, said the county’s current CDBG allocation is roughly $1,782,250 and reviewed eligible activities (housing rehabilitation, public facilities, demolition, economic development and public services). Smith listed recent and planned projects—examples included rehab of Green Lakes subdivision, ADA facility upgrades through Midlands Housing Alliance, Hopkins Park pool repairs, an acquisition/renovation project for Servant Connect, and work supporting Homeless No More’s Saint Lawrence Place campus.
Smith and other staff described a…
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