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Family Promise urges council to consider nonprofit eligibility in CDBG allocation change
Summary
Elise Laubach of Family Promise of Tualatin Valley told the council a proposed change to Tigard's CDBG allocation could make Tigard nonprofits ineligible for larger Washington County funds; she said the county pot is typically "$600,000 to $800,000 a year" and that losing access could affect capital projects at local nonprofits.
Elise Laubach, executive director of Family Promise of Tualatin Valley and a Tigard resident, addressed the council during public comment to raise concerns about a proposal discussed at the June 23 meeting to change how the city's CDBG infrastructure allocation is calculated.
Laubach said the city's proposal would allow Tigard to retain an amount previously combined with Washington County, which she estimated would add roughly $40,000 per year to the city's purse. She warned an unintended consequence could be that "nonprofits from the City Of Tigard would be ineligible to access any of the Washington County funding," which she said typically totals "between 600 and $800,000 a year." Laubach said Family Promise planned to apply for the county funding this year and that the award could make a "large difference" in supporting the capital needs of their facility.
She asked the council to weigh the cost-benefit trade-offs and to consider impacts on nonprofit partners before finalizing any allocation changes.
