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Waynesboro staff propose using $163,822 in CDBG funds to design five pedestrian crossings in low‑income areas
Summary
The city’s draft CDBG FY2027 annual action plan proposes $163,822 to fund design and engineering for five pedestrian-crossing improvements in HUD-eligible (low-to-moderate income) block groups; construction funding would be sought separately and projects must meet HUD timeliness requirements.
At a public hearing Monday, city staff presented the draft Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FY2027 annual action plan and proposed using the $163,822 available to design and engineer improvements at five pedestrian crossings located within low-to-moderate-income census block groups.
Miss Tate told councilors the annual action plan is year three of the locality’s five-year consolidated plan and that HUD requires selected activities meet one of three national objectives. "So the funds that we have available for the 2026 program year is $163,822," she said, and staff proposed using those funds for uncontrolled crossing studies, field surveys, minimum ADA ramp plans, signing and pavement-marking plans for five intersections. The draft identifies intersections near the high school and several other corridors that meet the HUD eligibility thresholds for benefit estimates.
Tate said design work funded with CDBG must be followed by construction within HUD’s timeliness window (typically several years), and staff are coordinating with Public Works to determine whether VDOT/HSIP or other construction funds can be used to build the improvements once design is complete. The draft plan will be open for public comment through July 1, with council asked to approve the plan at a July 13 meeting and submit it to HUD by Aug. 14 if approved.
No public speakers signed up to comment on the draft plan at the hearing. Councilors asked clarifying questions; staff said last year’s strategy of using CDBG for design work had helped satisfy timeliness requirements and that the city hopes to continue that approach for projects of this scale.
