The second clarification is how anonymous comments are handled. The first is to clearly state that for any substantial amendments to the annual Action Plan once it’s approved, not only does Common Council have to sign off, but not the regional office for the federal Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) must sign off as well. The second related item is an amendment to the “HUD Citizen Participation Plan.” The amendment is intended to clarify two things.
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The PEDC’s role is to approve the funding as the committees of the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency (IURA) have allotted and send the Action Plan to the full council for approval and implementation in June. It appears all applicants received at least some funding award, though many did not receive all that they requested - for instance, Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services requested $195,000 to assist with home rehabilitation projects for lower-income homeowners, but received only $146,250. While over $1.5 million was requested, the city had $1,137,425 to award.
The requests are designed to help people, or more specifically, to fund organizations in the community that help people in the low- and moderate-income category through housing, social services and economic programs.Īs what often happens, the requests were greater than the amount the city has to work with. The annually awarded grants are the Community Development Block Grant Entitlement Program (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME). Department of Housing and Urban Development funds. First up was the public hearing for the proposed 2023 grant awards for U.S.
There were two special orders of business last night, both public hearings related to the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency’s (IURA’s) disbursement of federal funds. An early concept sketch for “the Beacon,” seen in the foreground.
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