The Community Development Agency held a public hearing on March 9, 2022, to gather resident views on the draft Year Three Annual Action Plan for submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This plan, which addresses community development, housing, and homeless needs, is incorporated into Fall River's five-year consolidated plan, approved by HUD on June 10, 2020. The Year Three plan outlines activities for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and HOME programs, commencing July 1, 2022. Projected funding includes $2,982,352 for CDBG, $249,879 for ESG, and $1,052,327 for the HOME program. Copies of the plan were made available for public review at various locations, and a summary was published in the Fall River Herald News and Ocean Now. Residents have until March 28th to submit comments, which will be used to update the plan. The City Council is scheduled to consider a resolution on April 12th to authorize Mayor Paul E. Coogan to file the plan with HUD on or about May 4th. Despite the opportunity for public input, no residents attended the hearing to provide comments or express their views, leading to the early closure of the public hearing.
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is being held to provide residents of fall river the opportunity to express their views on the draft of the year three annual action plan being prepared for submission to the u.s department of housing and urban development the city of fall river five-year consolidated plan was approved by hud on june 10 2020.
0:22that document identified community development housing and homeless needs and a schedule of strategies to address them over a five-year period the year three annual action plan is incorporated into the consolidated plan and addresses those strategies with activities to be undertaken through the cdbg home and esg programs during the program year commencing july 1 2022.
0:48copies of the projected use of funds for each of the programs to be undertaken in the third action year are available to you tonight the summary of the proposed year three annual action plan was published in the fall river herald news in the ocean now and citizens were invited to submit comments also copies of the proposed plan are available for public review at the following locations
1:16the fall river community development agency at one government center the office of the city clerk at government center and the fall river maine public library at 104 north main street residents have until march 28th to submit comments all comments received during this period and testimony statements letters and petitions submitted at tonight's hearing will be used in updating the year three
1:45annual action plan for the program year to start on july 1 2022.
1:52according to the submission timetable draft copies of the year three annual action plan and pertinent related informational materials will be submitted to the city council on or about march 17th at its meeting on april 12th the city council will consider enactment of a resolution authorizing mayor paul e coogan to file the year three annual action plan with the u.s department of housing and urban
2:20development honor about may 4th year 48 of the fall river community development block grant program year 36 of the emergency solutions grant program and year 31 of the home program are scheduled to begin july 1 2022.
2:40projected funding includes two million nine hundred and eighty two thousand three hundred and fifty two dollars for the cdbg program 249 thousand eight hundred and seventy nine dollars for the esg program and one million fifty two thousand three hundred and twenty seven dollars for the home program the format format of tonight's public hearing will be to allow participants the opportunity to express their views
3:06on the proposed year three annual action plan prepared statements to that effect will be accepted persons wishing to speak have been asked to sign a separate sign-in sheet and will be called to testify each speaker should state his or her name and address and if appropriate the agency or organization represented uh at tonight's hearing we do not have anybody here to provide comments or
3:37express their views on the proposed plan so at this time i'd like to close this public hearing thank you