NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FY 2015 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE CITY OF BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA Notice is hereby given that the City of Beckley, Raleigh County, WV will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at 5:00 p.m., in the: Council Chambers at City Hall 409 South Kanawha Street Beckley, WV 25801 The City Council Chambers are accessible to persons with physical disabilities. If special arrangements need to be made to accommodate citizens in order for them to participate in the public hearing, including a Spanish interpreter, please call Ms. Angela L. King, Grants Administrator, City of Beckley, at (304) 256-1768, to make those arrangements by July 28, 2015. The purpose of the public hearing is to present the City of Beckley’s FY 2015 Annual Action Plan for the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. The City intends to submit its FY 2015 Annual Action Plan in the amount of $277,639 for Community Development Block Grant funds. This amount is based on the latest HUD allocations. The FY 2015 Annual Action Plan will be submitted to HUD on or before August 15, 2015. In order to obtain the views of citizens, public agencies, and other interested parties, the City of Beckley will place its FY 2015 Annual Action Plan on display from July 10, 2015 through August 10, 2015, at the following locations during normal operational hours: City of Beckley – City Hall 409 South Kanawha Street, Beckley, WV 25801 Raleigh County Public Library 221 North Kanawha Street, Beckley, WV 25801 On the website at http://www.beckley.org The Annual Action Plan will be available for examination during normal business hours of operation for a period of thirty (30) days until August 10, 2015. The plan will be submitted to the City Council on or about August 11, 2015 at which time the Annual Action Plan will be presented to the Beckley City Council for approval at its regular City Council Meeting at 6:30 p.m.. The Proposed FY 2015 Annual Action Plan was prepared after conducting a public hearing on housing and community development needs and meetings with the City’s staff and officials. The following CDBG activities are proposed for funding under the FY 2015 Annual Action Plan: General Administration $9,326 Community Policing $41,645 Sanitary Sewer Lateral Lines $105,000 Pine Haven Homeless Shelter – Front Porch / Entrance Repair $55,035 Slum and Blight Removal $66,633 Total FY 2015 CDBG Funds for Project Activities = $277,639 If the City would undertake an activity that would result in the displacement of families or individuals, then the City would utilize its policy for minimizing such displacement. Furthermore, the City is responsible for replacing all low- and moderate-income housing units that may be demolished or converted as a result of CDBG Funds. All interested persons, groups, and organizations are encouraged to attend this public hearing and will be given the opportunity to present oral or written testimony concerning the proposed plan and uses of Federal funds under the FY 2015 Annual Action Plan. Written comments may be addressed to call Ms. Angela King, Grant Administrator, City of Beckley, 409 South Kanawha Street, Beckley, WV 25801. William O’Brien, Mayor of the City of Beckley 7-9-THU-1-RH; LG 3164