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Midland seeks community input on $1.14M in CDBG funds as requests top $2.4M
Summary
Staff told council that the city received 18 CDBG applications and has about $1,140,000 available; requests total near $2.4 million. Nonprofits and service providers urged funding for meals, transit passes, peer support, and aquatic facility design work.
City staff opened the Community Development Block Grant public hearing by summarizing the application process and timeline: 18 applications were received, the city has roughly $1,140,000 available and the requests total approximately $2,400,000. The subcommittee of three council members will review applications and return recommendations to council on June 23.
Staff highlighted that funding categories include community programs, facilities and park improvements, infrastructure and housing assistance. Examples of requests presented during public comment included: a bus‑pass program proposed by Breaking Bread Kitchen/Church on Wheels to provide about 720 passes (roughly 60 per month); Thriving United seeking support for peer‑support recovery services; the Midland YMCA requesting $200,000 toward design documents for a downtown aquatic expansion; and Salvation Army testimony that its feeding program averaged about 6,000 meals per month and would use funding to support both feeding and residential shelter work.
Speakers urged the council to prioritize services that address immediate needs for low‑ and moderate‑income residents — transportation, meals, recovery and housing assistance — and noted the gap between available funds and requests. Staff said the subcommittee will evaluate proposals and consider partial funding where appropriate.
Next procedural steps: the CDBG subcommittee will convene after today’s meeting, review applications, and bring funding recommendations back to full council on June 23; final action is subject to HUD deadlines for the consolidated plan.
Quote: “We have just under $1,140,000 to extend to projects… the need is nearly $2,400,000,” staff said, urging public input as the subcommittee prepares recommendations.
