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Council approves CDBG program-income reuse plan and authorizes up to $250,000 match for Groton Heights work
Summary
Council approved an amended CDBG program income reuse plan allowing up to $250,000 to be used as match toward a 2026 Small Cities grant application for rehabilitation at Groton/Croton Heights and set administrative limits (8% admin; 20% admin+soft costs). Vote was 7-0-2 with two abstentions.
The Groton Town Council approved an amended program income reuse plan under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and specified permissible uses, administrative-cost caps (8%) and a combined administrative and program soft-cost cap (20%). The council noted the town intends to utilize up to $250,000 in program income as a match toward the 2026 CDBG Small Cities grant application for eligible rehabilitation and modernization work at Croton/Croton Heights; the motion passed with two abstentions (7 yes, 0 no, 2 abstain).
Council discussion included legal and programmatic constraints: program income may only be used for activities meeting Title I requirements and, if required, with Department of Housing (DOH) written approval. The town manager and staff confirmed the $250,000 figure and that remaining program income would be allocated toward eligible housing rehabilitation activities pending council and DOH approval.
The action was procedural approval of a reuse plan and does not itself obligate construction funds beyond the program-income match described; subsequent DOH approvals and RTM referral (as applicable) are required before implementation.
