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Resident tells commission CDBG program is 'unlawful,' cites constitutional concerns
Summary
A Riverside resident told the Box Elder County hearing that federal grant programs like CDBG lack constitutional authority and should not be used; commissioners did not directly rebut the claim during the hearing.
During public comment at the Nov. 19 hearing, Diana Hardy Bridal objected to the federal Community Development Block Grant program on constitutional grounds. She questioned the federal government's authority to run such programs and said the scheme takes citizens' money and redistributes it through grant programs.
"This program that the federal government is doing, I'm asking where in the constitution in the numerated powers does it give the federal government the authority to do this type of a program?" Bridal said. Her remarks framed CDBG and similar federal supports as improper federal intervention; the transcript records no direct legal response from commissioners during the hearing. The commission proceeded to close public comment and said it would take comments under advisement as it works with applicants preparing a formal application.
