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Commission approves submission of Johnson City's 2026 CDBG annual action plan to HUD
Summary
The commission approved staff's resolution to submit the city's 2026 Community Development Block Grant annual action plan to HUD, proposing allocations for homeowner rehabilitation, shelter reconstruction, and other projects that exceed the base allocation after applying carryover funds.
The Johnson City Commission voted May 20 to authorize submission of the city's 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) annual action plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development following a public hearing.
Community development coordinator Wayne Lyons told the commission Johnson City's 2026 allocation is $605,351. The advisory board recommended a slate of subrecipient awards that, with $180,000 in carryover funding, totals $785,351. Proposed allocations included: $120,000 for grant administration; $100,000 to the First Tennessee Development District for homeowner rehabilitation; $96,603 to Eastern 8 Community Development Corporation for homeowner rehabilitation; $61,000 to Appalachia Service Project for homeowner rehabilitation; $173,886 for Holston Habitat for Humanity for affordable housing development; $140,837 for shelter reconstruction for Fairview Housing; and $87,025 for Frontier Health for public facility rehabilitation.
Lyons said the application period drew 11 applications—about triple the typical number—attributing the increase to an amplified outreach campaign. He described the CDBG program's national objectives and said staff would submit the plan and permit the public comment period to close on June 11 before finalizing documents for HUD.
During the public hearing, Laura Kelly of Holston Habitat described the Moreland Drive (Morrison Meadows) project, saying the recommendation would support five new homes in phase one and that contractors plan to begin site work in July with families moving in next summer.
On roll call the commission approved the resolution to submit the plan and authorized Mayor Greg Cox to sign documents after the public comment period closed.
