Notice is hereby given by Centre County Government and Bellefonte Borough that they will hold a Combined Public Hearing on July 13, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in Room 146 of the Willowbank Office Building, 420 Holmes Street, Bellefonte PA.
COMBINED PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
AND REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE 2017 CDBG FUNDS
Centre County CDBG Program - Bellefonte
Borough CDBG Program
Thursday, July 13, 2017 - 6:00
p.m. - Willowbank Building, Bellefonte
Notice is
hereby given by Centre County Government and Bellefonte Borough that they will
hold a Combined Public Hearing on July 13, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in Room 146 of the
Willowbank Office Building, 420 Holmes Street, Bellefonte PA. This meeting is accessible to individuals
with disabilities and/or for persons with Limited English Proficiency. If you
wish to attend and require special accommodations, please notify the Centre
County Planning & Community Development Office, 72 hours in advance at 355-6791
or email – mmilliron@centrecountypa.gov.
The
purpose of the Public Hearing is to discuss, in general, the Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) programs of both Centre County and Bellefonte
Borough, the current and future needs of both the County and the Borough’s
Low/Moderate Income Residents, performance under the previously funded CDBG
Program years, and to discuss the required Three – Year Community Development
Plans of both organizations.
Centre
County is expected to receive an allocation of $288,000, of Ffy 2017 CDBG
funds from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In addition, Bellefonte Borough anticipates
the receipt of $100,000. At least 70% of
the available funding must be used for activities which benefit low and
moderate income persons both throughout Centre County and in the Borough. The
proposed activities must benefit at least 51% low-moderate income persons in
the service area to qualify as a low-moderate income project. The PA Department
of Community and Economic Development (DCED) announced the combined application
submission deadline will be in November of this year.
The
following types of activities may be eligible for funding under the CDBG
Program: water and sewer line replacement and improvements; housing rehabilitation;
construction of affordable housing; construction/reconstruction
of public/community facilities; recreational facilities; public services that
are new or provide quantifiable increases in the delivery of services; street
improvements; historic preservation;
removal of architectural barriers; code enforcement; economic development;
acquisition and relocation; clearance and demolition; and general
administration, planning, audit if required, and
preparation
of the CDBG application.
If Centre
County or Bellefonte Borough would undertake activities that result in the displacement
of families or individuals, then Centre County’s policy for
minimizing such displacement would be in effect. Centre County or Bellefonte
Borough are responsible for replacing all low and moderate income housing units
that may be demolished or converted as a result of the use of CDBG funds.
All
interested citizens are encouraged to attend and will be offered the
opportunity to give oral testimony at the Public Hearing and/or to present
written comments concerning the needs of the Community, proposed CDBG Program
activities, the prior use of CDBG funds, as well as the CDBG Program in general. Written proposals and comments may be
submitted to the Centre County Planning and Community Development Office, 420
Holmes St, Bellefonte PA, or email: mmilliron@centrecountypa.gov by August 31st,
2017.
Robert
Jacobs, Director
Centre
County Planning & Community Development Office