City Of Ames: Public Input Sought For CDBG/HOME Annual Action Plan

Press release from the City of Ames:

07/28/2021 11:30 AM

The public is encouraged to provide input to the City of Ames on its 2021-22 CDBG and HOME Annual Action Plan, which will outline the proposed activities, project locations, and proposed budgets being funded by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. This funding would cover the program year beginning July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME funds can be used to implement a wide variety of community and economic development activities directed toward neighborhood revitalization, economic development, and the provision of improved community facilities and services.

The funded activities must meet the following three national objectives:

Written comments or inquiries may be submitted to the Department of Planning & Housing at Ames City Hall, 515 Clark Ave., Ames, Iowa, 50010, or by email to vanessa.bakerlatimer@cityofames.org from July 31 through August 3. The Ames City Council will also discuss the approval and submittal of the plan at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10, at City Hall, Council Chambers, 515 Clark Ave.

Copies of the Annual Action Plan are available for review at the Department of Planning & Housing, Ames City Hall, 515 Clark Ave., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and the Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave. The plan also is available on the City’s website at www.cityofames.org/housing

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