NOTICE OF SECOND and
FINAL PUBLIC
HEARING AND DISPLAY
OF THE FY 2021
ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
CITY OF
MARTINSBURG,
WEST VIRGINIA
Notice is hereby given that the City of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, WV will hold a public hearing on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 6:35 PM, prevailing time, in the J. Oakley Seibert Council Chambers, Martinsburg City Hall, 232 North Queen Street, Martinsburg, WV 25401. The Martinsburg City Hall and the J. Oakley Seibert Council Chambers are accessible to persons with physical disabilities. If special arrangements need to be made to accommodate any resident in order for them to participate in the public hearing, including translation services, please call Ms. Nancy Strine, Community Development Administrator, City of Martinsburg, at (304) 264-2131, ext. 278 to make those arrangements, or for persons who may have a hearing impediment,
please contact 711 for the TTY/TTD relay.
The purpose of the public hearing is to present the City of Martinsburg’s FY 2021 Annual Action Plan for the use of CDBG and HOME funds. The City intends to submit its FY 2021 Annual Action Plan in the amount of $348,527 for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and $508,352 in HOME funds for the Eastern Panhandle HOME Consortium. The FY 2021 Annual Action Plan will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on or before May 21, 2021.
In order to obtain the view of residents, public agencies and other interested parties, the City of Martinsburg will place its FY 2021 Annual Action Plan on public display on
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 through Thursday, May 13, 2021, at the
following locations:
Martinsburg City Hall
232 North Queen Street
Berkeley County
Court House
100 West King Street
Martinsburg Public
Library
King and Queen Streets
This document will be available during normal business hours of operation for a period of thirty (30) days until May 13, 2021. The FY 2021
Annual Action Plan will be submitted to the
Martinsburg City Council for approval at its regularly scheduled City Council Meeting on May 13, 2021.
The FY 2021 Annual
Action Plan was prepared after conducting an initial public hearing on the housing and community development needs, meetings with the
City’s Budget and Finance Committee, meetings with City staff, and the Eastern Panhandle HOME
Consortium Council of West Virginia.
The following CDBG
activities are proposed for funding under the FY 2021 Annual Action Plan:
* PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATION –
General Administration and Planning $ 69,705
Subtotal: $ 69,705
* PUBLIC SERVICES –
C-CAP – Emergency
Rental Assistance $7,000
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) – Outreach, Training, and Support $6,200
Children’s Home Society – Safe Haven Child
Advocacy Center $ 7,000
Berkeley County Meals on Wheels, Inc. – Dine with Dignity $ 7,000
Boys & Girls Club – Memberships for Low/Moderate Income Persons $ 7,000
Eastern Panhandle
Empowerment Center- Rental &Housing
Assistance for Survivors
$7,000
Berkeley Senior Services In-Home Care – Lighthouse Program
$6,000
Community Networks, Inc. – Bethany House
Emergency Shelter
$5,000
Subtotal: $ 52,200
* PUBLIC FACILITIES & IMPROVEMENTS –
* Community Networks, Inc- Bethany House- Homeless Shelter – new roof $71,288
* City of Martinsburg Street Paving/ADA curbs $155,334
Total Public
Improvements:
$226,622
Total FY 2021 CDBG FUNDS FOR PROJECT ACTIVITIES =
$348,527
The following activities are proposed for funding under the HOME
Program for FY 2021:
* PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATION –
General Administration
$50,835
Subtotal:
$50, 835
CHDO SET-A-SIDE –
CHDO Set-A-Side
Projects
(To be determined.)
$ 76,253
Subtotal:
$76,253
* PROJECTS –
Homebuyer Assistance
City of Martinsburg
$101,134
Berkeley County
$142,180
Jefferson County $113,187
Morgan County
$24,763
Subtotal: $381,264
TOTAL FY 2021 HOME FUNDS FOR PROJECT ACTIVITIES =
$508,352
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 residents are encouraged to attend this public hearing and they will be given the opportunity to present oral or written testimony concerning the proposed use of Federal funds under the FY 2021 Annual Action Plan. Written comments may be addressed to
Ms. Nancy Strine,
Community Development Administrator,
City of Martinsburg,
232 North Queen Street, Martinsburg, WV 25401
or emailed
[email protected].
Oral comments may be made until May 13, 2021 by calling (304) 264-2131 ext. 278 or via 711 for the hearing impaired.
Harriet E. Johnson, Mayor
City of Martinsburg
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