Pomona Park seeks $1.62 million CDBG grant to fund fire protection and neighborhood upgrades

Pomona Park officials asked residents for public comment on a $1,619,450 application to FloridaCommerce for an FFY 2025 Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). Town Clerk Andrea Almeida said the hearings existed "to provide citizens an opportunity to comment on the Town's proposed application to FloridaCommerce for an FFY 2025 Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)."

Jeffrey Winters, identified in the record as Town staff, presented the application and the proposed budget. The request is in the Neighborhood Revitalization category and allocates $129,550 for administration, $227,200 for engineering and $1,262,700 for fire protection improvements, which staff said would provide a >51% low- and moderate-income (LMI) benefit. Winters described the overall construction budget as approximately $1,122,100 with a total project budget of $1,342,200.

The hearings — held April 20 and April 27, 2026 — were procedural opportunities for public comment. The First Public Hearing opened and closed with no substantive comments recorded; the Second Public Hearing included questions from residents about specific elements of the proposed projects. The town staff emphasized that equipment sizing and final design remain preliminary and subject to engineering review.

The next procedural step will be the town’s formal submission of the grant application to FloridaCommerce; the transcript does not list submission timing, evaluation schedule, or anticipated award date.