CDBG funding objectives get makeover from Council

(Daily Herald) City officials still are not sure how much federal money they will see from two annual development grants.

The money, from community development block grants and HOME entitlement funds, is intended to help cities help low- to moderate-income people through home ownership, economic development, parks and other projects. Allocated annually, Congress passed the bill appropriating more than $4 billion for CDBG in January.

Redevelopment Agency director Paul Glauser said a committee has made recommendations and the Municipal Council has discussed those recommendations and their own priorities using average dollar amounts from previous years, but they still have not heard the exact dollar amount from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

"It's going to be a little hard to pass a motion on how to allocate it," he said.

The city has a few more weeks; the Municipal Council will vote on how to spend the money on April 6.

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