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Gaston weighing exit from CDBG consortium; county staff outline implications
Summary
Officials reported the City of Gaston is considering opting out of Washington County's CDBG consortium; staff said that would require Gaston to pursue state-level CDBG funds and could remove Gaston's small portion of the county consortium.
Board members heard that the City of Gaston is considering not renewing its participation in Washington County's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) consortium. Staff advised that if Gaston opts out it would need to seek CDBG funds through the state program and compete with other jurisdictions, and that Washington County could lose the small Gaston portion of consortium coverage.
"Gaston is looking to not renew their participation in the consortium," one staff speaker said, and the board discussed next steps for outreach and what the change would mean for consortium dollars. Staff noted Gaston's small population base means the shift would not materially affect overall consortium allocations to Washington County, but it would change how Gaston accesses federal funds.
The discussion was presented as a report rather than a board action; staff said they will continue outreach to Gaston's city leadership and provide updates to the board as the city finalizes its decision.
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