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Posted on: May 19, 2018

[ARCHIVED] Substantial Amendment Reallocation Of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

The City is recommending the following proposed changes to the city’s Community Development Block Grant CDBG) Funds. A public hearing will be Monday, June 4, 2018 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 15 days prior to the public hearing and conclude 15 days 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 before, during and after the public hearing. Comments will be included as an attachment to the amendment.

The City of Loran’s Citizen Participation Plan requires a Substantial Amendment in order to carrying out an activity not previously included in the action plan.  The process to approve this amendment to the action plan is as follows: (a) Not carry out an activity that was described in the Five Year Consolidated Plan;  (b) Carry out activity not previously identified in the Five Year Consolidated Plan; or (c) Substantially changing the purpose (s) 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 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Fund is for Fiscal Year 2015 and a part of the Five Year Consolidated Plan, all current funding is being reallocated to the following proposed projects/activities:

Reallocation of funds for CDBG FY 2015: $187,982

   

New Proposed Projects (Decrease or Increase)

Proposed Funding 

Type of Project 

 

New Allocation 


Hopkins Lock HVAC System (new)

$75,000

Public Facilities Improvement


$75,000


Hot Waters Picnic Shelter (new)

$20,000

Public Facilities Improvements


$20,000


Emergency Home Repair (increase )

$92,982

Rehab: Single Unit Residential


$292,982


 

 

 




Reallocation of the Following Projects :

Year

Funding Amount 

Reallocated Amount 

 

 Unobligated Public Service

2015

$177,500

$177,500


Hopkins Lock Roof

2015

$10,482.24

$10,482.24










 

 

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.

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