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Committee recommends 2026–27 CDBG annual action plan to council, adjusts home-repair cap
Summary
Lee's Summit staff recommended and the Community and Economic Development Committee unanimously advanced the 2026–2027 Community Development Block Grant annual action plan to the full council, applying proportional reductions to public-service requests and raising the per-project home-repair cap to $24,999 to address rising construction costs.
The Lee's Summit Community and Economic Development Committee voted unanimously on March 11 to recommend the city's 2026–2027 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) annual action plan to the full council.
Jessica Vandervort Deontiel, assistant director of grants and administration, told the committee the plan is part of the city's five-year consolidated plan and lays out the specific projects, funding allocations and performance measures for the coming program year. “HUD will announce the final allocation on April 3rd,” she said, noting the city would use last year’s allocation for planning while awaiting HUD’s announcement.
Staff presented recommended allocations…
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