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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF HUNTINGTON AND THE CABELL- HUNTINGTON- WAYNE HOME CONSORTIUM The City of Huntington and the Cabell-Huntington-Wayne HOME Consortium will conduct a Public Hearing concerning the Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Action Plan. The public hearing will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. The City Council Chambers and the Huntington City Hall are accessible to persons with physical disabilities. If special arrangements need to be made to accommodate residents in order for them to participate in the public hearing, please contact Ms. Melinda Midkiff, Financial Analyst/Emergency Shelter Grants, Department of Development and Planning for the City of Huntington, WV or via phone at (304) 696-5540, Ext. 2106; or TDD 711; or via email at midkiffm@ huntingtonwv.gov. The purpose of this public hearing is to gather information for the City’s Annual Action Plan for FY 2022, which the City will be submitting to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Funds, HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds, and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Funds. The hearing will be used to solicit the views and comments of individuals and organizations concerning the City’s housing, community development and economic development needs along with the housing needs for the Consortium. The information gathered will be used in the preparation of the Annual Action Plan for FY 2022. Based on last year’s funding level, the City of Huntington anticipates that it will receive an estimated allocation of $1,752,357 in CDBG Funds; $672,628 in HOME Investment Partnership Funds; and $153,406 in ESG Funds, which is subject to Congressional approval of the FY 2022 Federal Budget. The City also anticipates receiving approximately $10,000 in CDBG program income and approximately $100,000 in HOME program income. At least 70% of the CDBG funds must benefit low to moderate-income persons living in the City of Huntington. The following types of activities may be eligible for funding under the CDBG program: acquisition of property; disposition costs; improvements to public facilities, including the removal of architectural barriers; demolition and environmental clean-up; public services that are new or a quantifiable increase in the level of service; rehabilitation of houses; code enforcement; special economic development activities; special activities undertaken by a community based development organization; home ownership assistance for purchase; planning; environmental reviews; program administration; and other miscellaneous activities. 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 to another use, as a result of CDBG funds. HOME funds may be used for any of the following: rehabilitation of owner-occupied housing, assistance to homebuyers, rental housing activities, tenant-based rental assistance, and administrative purposes. ESG funds may be used for five program components: street outreach, emergency shelter, homelessness prevention, rapid re-housing assistance, data collection, and administrative activities. Application packets for CDBG and HOME funds for FY 2022 are available at the City of Huntington, Department of Development and Planning website at: https://www.cityofhuntington.com/city-government/city-departments/planning-development/ or via an email request to: midkiffm@huntingtonwv. gov. The deadline to submit a completed application packet to the Department of Development and Planning is 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 4, 2022. All interested residents are encouraged to attend this public hearing. Written comments may be addressed to Ms. Melinda Midkiff, Financial Analyst/Emergency Shelter Grants, Department of Development and Planning for the City of Huntington, WV or via phone at (304) 696-5540, Ext. 2106; or TDD 711; or via email at midkiffm@ huntingtonwv.gov. Steve Williams Mayor of Huntington LH-122955 1-18;2022