Mayor Frank G. Jackson is extending a special invitation to all Cleveland residents and community stakeholders to participate in one of the upcoming Citizens Participation 2010 community meetings focusing on next year’s spending of CDBG funds and the development of the City’s 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan.
CDBG Citizens participation meetings will take place on the following dates, times, and locations listed below:
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 6-8 p.m.
Lutheran Hospital - Learning Center
West 28th Street and Franklin Avenue
(Free parking)
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009, 6-9 p.m.
Cleveland Foodbank – Community Room
15500 South Waterloo Road
(Free parking)
PLEASE NOTE: A special Citizens Participation 2010 presentation will also be made to CDC representatives during the Thursday, November 19th CD/CDC Monthly Meeting, 10 a.m. to 12 Noon, Cleveland Convention Center , Room 212, 500 Lakeside Avenue .
Each city receiving funds from the U.S. (HUD) is required to convene a citizens’ participation meeting where the community is given an opportunity to voice their opinions and concerns on the use and expenditure of CDBG funds within their communities and neighborhoods. In addition to addressing the yearly expenditures of the CDBG funds, the City is required to undertake a process to produce a document entitled the Consolidated Plan.comprehensive planningDepartment of Housing and Urban Development
The Consolidated Plan contains an assessment of the community’s housing and neighborhood development needs and description of the City’s strategies for addressing needs over the next five years. Although the plan must look at a broad range of available resources, the focus is on activities that can be implemented using funds from the four HUD grants, which Cleveland receives on an annual basis:
· Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
· HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)
· Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG)
· Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)
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If you have any questions please e-mail me or contact me at 664-4597.