The City is recommending the following proposed changes to the 2015-2018 Annual Action Plans. A public hearing will be Friday, October 4, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. in the Police Conference Room which is located at 200 West Erie Avenue, Lorain, OH 44052, City of Lorain City Hall Building. A 30 day comment period will begin after the public hearing. During this comment period, the City will consider any comments or views of citizens received in writing, e-mail, or verbally at the public hearing. Comments will be included as an attachment to the amendment.
The City of Lorain’s Citizen Participation Plan in 2015-2018 Annual Action Plans requires a Substantial Amendment in order to carry out an activity not previously included in the action plans. The process to approve this amendment to the action plans is as follows: (a) Not carry out an activity that was described in the Consolidated Plan; (b) Carry out activity not previously identified in the Consolidated Plan; or (c) Substantially changing the purpose is defined as the project being categorized as a different CDBG, HOME, or other program activity, a change in scope presents a twenty percent (20%) difference in the budgeted amount of a program activity, and a change in location is defined as different census tract area.
The 2015-2018 Annual Action Plans are proposing to be amendment the following projects:
Reallocation of funds for (2015-2018): $133,917.12
New Proposed Projects (Decrease or Increase) | Proposed Funding | Type of Project | | New Allocation |
Oakwood Park | $39,348.92 | Public Facility | | $106,507.21 |
Emergency Home Repair | $68,392.73 | Housing | | $195,007.17 |
Central Park | $23,290.10 | Public Facility |
| $40,455.10 |
Stoveworks | $2,885.37 | Clearance & Demo |
| $1,469,116.62 |
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Reallocation of the Following Projects : | Year | Funding Amount | Reallocated Amount | |
Street Improvements | 2018 | $423,824.94 | $63,174.16 |
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Fair Housing | 2017 | $3,000.00 | $2,475.00 |
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Down Payment Assistance | 2017 | $180,000.00 | $2,849.00 |
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4851 West Erie (Parkview) | 2017 | $34,728.33 | $34,728.33 | |
Hopkins Locke HVAC | 2017 | $555.00 | $160.51 | |
Nord Center | 2016 | $10,000.00 | $10,000.00 |
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Economic Development | 2015 | $48,450.00 | $849.52 |
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Fair Housing | 2015 | $19,804.00 | $3,976.60 |
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4851 West Erie (Parkview) | 2015 | $1,000.00 | $704.00 |
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United Way | 2015 | $12,500.00 | $12,500.00 |
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Nord Center | 2015 | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 |
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Inquiries and comments concerning the Substantial Amendment can be conveyed by contacting the City staff at: Department of Building, Housing, and Planning, 200 West Erie Avenue, 5th Floor, Lorain, OH 44052, Telephone: (440) 204-2020, Fax: (440) 204-2080, kellie_glenn@cityoflorain.org