010110725 March 31
NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT & PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (C.D.B.G.)
FY 2017 PROGRAM YEAR ACTION PLAN
The City of Morgantown will hold a 30-Day Public Comment Period beginning April 1, 2017 through April 30, 2017. A Public Hearing will also be held on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in Council Chambers, City Hall, 389 Spruce Street, Morgantown, WV. This hearing is intended to provide an opportunity for interested parties to comment on proposed funding under the FY 2017 Action Plan.
The City of Morgantown FY 2017 C.D.B.G. entitlement allocation is projected to be $366,375. Recaptured funding from previous fiscal years is projected to be $8,458.69. The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority anticipates $16,366 in program income. Program Income is maintained by the Housing Authority and reallocated into the Home Rehabilitation Program. The total available funding for FY 2017 is $380,633.69. Programs funded under the 2017 C.D.B.G. Action Plan are Administration; Public Service – Bartlett House, MAYSP, and Mountaineer Boys & Girls Club; Housing – Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority; Non-Housing Community Development – City of Morgantown; Rehabilitation – BOPARC and In Touch and Concerned.
Persons planning to attend the April 4, 2017 Public Hearing who require special accommodations, including non-English speaking persons, please contact the City Manager’s Office at 304-284-7405 to determine appropriate accommodations.
Anyone unable to attend the April 4, 2017 Public Hearing but wishing to make their views known may do so by submitting written comments to the Office of the City Manager, 389 Spruce Street, Morgantown, WV 26505 or by email to [email protected].
A copy of the City of Morgantown’s Citizen Participation Plan for the Community Development Block Grant is available at the Development Services Department, 389 Spruce Street, Morgantown, WV.
Copies of the FY 2017 Action Plan are available for public viewing beginning April 1, 2017 through April 30, 2017 at the following locations:
City of Morgantown’s web page: www.morgantownwv.gov
Development Services Department Morgantown City Library
389 Spruce Street 373 Spruce Street
Morgantown, WV 26505 Morgantown, WV 26505
BOPARC Senior Center BOPARC Main Office
287 Eureka Drive Marilla Park
Morgantown, WV 26505 Morgantown, WV 26505
Christopher M. Fletcher, AICP
Director of Development Services