The City is recommending the following proposed changes to the city’s Community Development Block Grant CDBG) Funds. A public hearing will be Monday, October 29, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. in the Police Training 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 carry 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 2010, 2015 & 2018 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 2010: $50,460.00
FY 2015: $79,590.08
FY 2018: $604,844.11
New Proposed Projects (Decrease or Increase) | Proposed Funding | Type of Project | New Allocation |
Stoveworks | $493,309.80 | Clearance & Demo | 2009 – $228,032.15* 2014 - $18,852.77* 2016 - $299,051.00* 2018 - $329,385.56* 2018 - $493,309.80 TOTAL - $1,368,631.28 |
Youth Employment | $10,000.00 | Public Service | 2018 - $10,000.00 2017 - $16,069.10* TOTAL - $26,069.10 |
Veteran’s Park | $20,000.00 | Public Facility | 2010 - $20,000.00 |
Emergency Home Repair | $100,000.00 | Housing | 2015 - $11,584.39 2018 - $100,000.00 2018 - $26,614.44* TOTAL - $138,198.90 |
Clearance & Demolition | $111,758.43 | Clearance & Demo | 2010 - $30,460.00 2015 - $68,005.69 2018 - $1,534.31 TOTAL - $100,000.00 |
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| *previously approved |
Reallocation of the Following Projects : | Year | Funding Amount | Reallocated Amount |
Program Income from Section 108 funds | 2018 | $604,844.11 | $604,844.11 |
Economic Development | 2010 | $582,493.00 | $50,460.00 |
Public Facilities Improvements | 2015 | $405,703.53 | $50,814.00 |
Hot Waters Picnic Shelter | 2015 | $20,000.00 | $9,600.96 |
CDBG Rehab Revolving Loan | 2015 | $19,175.12 | $19,175.12 |
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.