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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 03-23-1993 - III-F 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. .313- F ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: March 23, 1993 SUBJECT: Establish Public Hearing for Community Development Block Grant Program DEPARTMENT: Housing/Community Dev. PUBLIC HEARING YES: NO: x ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara L. Fikes TELEPHONE NUMBER- Hillsborough - 732-8181 Chapel Hill - 968-4501 Mebane - 227-2031 Durham - 688-7331 PURPOSE: To establish public hearing dates to receive citizen comments regarding development of a 1993 Community Development Block Grant Application. BACKGROUND: The N.C. Department of Commerce (DEC) has announced the availability of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to local governments. Applications are due May 28, 1993 and a locality may apply for up to $600, 000 in funding. Last year the County submitted an unsuccessful CDBG application for a neighborhood in the Efland community. Further, DEC requires potential applicants to conduct a public hearing to obtain citizen's comments regarding potential community development target areas at the beginning of the application process. Applicants are also required to conduct a public hearing after the application has been drafted in order to receive additional comments prior to application submission. Therefore, the Housing and Community Development staff is requesting that April 20, 1993 and May 18, 1993 be established as the public hearing dates to receive citizen comments as described above. Notices will be published in the appropriate news media to encourage community-wide participation. RECOMMENDATION(S) : The Manager recommends establishing April 20, 1993 and May 18, 1993 as public hearing dates to receive citizen comments regarding the development of a 1993 Community Development Block Grant Application.