City Of Colorado Springs: Community Development Annual Action Plan Public Hearing

Press release from the City of Colorado Springs:

2022-01-05

The City of Colorado Springs Community Development Division is seeking public comment and feedback on the draft 2022 Annual Action Plan for allocating funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Four public meeting were held in October to get input before creating the draft and the City is now looking for input on how the plan reflects the community’s priorities.

The City of Colorado Springs Community Development Division (CDD) will conduct a virtual public hearing on January 5th to present the draft 2022 Annual Action Plan and to take comment and feedback from the public. The Community Development Division encourages all residents, especially neighborhood leaders, service providers and community advocates, to review and provide input on the draft, and attend the public meeting.      

Online: Enter this URL into a web browser: https://bit.ly/COSActionPlan22-Jan5 (link is external)

Online https://bit.ly/COSActionPlan22-Jan5

By Phone: Call (720) 617-3426 and use Conference ID: 159 937 175#

By Phone

The complete draft plan and a graphic summary are available on the website. The draft plan will be available for public review and comment through Jan. 12, 2022.

Comments may be submitted via:

By Mail to ​City of Colorado Springs Community Development Division 30 S. Nevada, Suite 701​Colorado Springs, CO, 80903 

By Mail to

Email communitydevelopment@coloradosprings.gov(link sends e-mail) (link sends e-mail)

Email

Phone 719-385-5912

Phone

For deaf or hard of hearing 800-659-3656 Relay Colorado (voice) or 800-659-2656 (TTY).

deaf or hard of hearing

The draft 2022 Action Plan sets priorities and direction for allocating approximately $6.2 million in City-directed federal funding to assist families and help low-income neighborhoods. Funding supports affordable housing, homelessness prevention, economic development, non-profit assistance and neighborhood improvements for low-income populations. Funding programs include the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG).

The draft plan will be available for public review and comment today through Jan. 12, 2022. The City of Colorado Springs Community Development Division (CDD) will conduct a virtual public hearing on Jan 5 to present the draft 2022 Action Plan and to take comment and feedback from the public. The draft plan is available on the City’s website at ColoradoSprings.Gov/community-development.

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This press release was produced by the City of Colorado Springs. The views expressed here are the author’s own.