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Palm Beach County reviews $9.3 million HUD action plan as Pahokee city manager details response to displaced residents
Summary
County staff presented the draft 2026–27 HUD annual action plan with about $9.315 million in CDBG, HOME and ESG funding; commissioners pressed staff on administrative costs and competitive procurement for technical-assistance providers while Pahokee's new city manager described actions after 40 residents were displaced at a problem property.
At a Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners workshop, staff reviewed the draft 2026–27 HUD annual action plan and recommended allocations for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding ahead of a July 7 final board action and an Aug. 15 federal submission deadline. The county’s preliminary totals are roughly $6,500,000 for CDBG (about $68,000 lower than the prior year), $2,200,000 for HOME (down about $53,000) and $580,000 for ESG (about a 2% increase), for a combined allocation of approximately $9,315,000.
The plan lays out distribution rules and program priorities. Staff said CDBG program rules allow up to 15% for public services and 12% for economic development, with 17% allocated for participating municipalities and about 30% for county capital projects. The presentation identified Legal Aid and Vida Nova among the top scorers in this year’s competitive…
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