SUBJECT
Public Hearing providing community residents an opportunity to comment on their housing and community needs and the projects they wish to see funded. Comments received will be made part of the City's 2026-2027 One Year Action Plan that will outline how funding for the programs listed below, will be utilized grants are made available through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The City's Community Development Department is planning its 2026 projects/activities based on the current allocation amounts released by HUD, as estimated below:
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) $2,859,543.00 HOME Investment Partnership Grant (HOME) $946,902.88 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) $266,495.00
Any changes to the activities/projects due to changes in allocation will be reflected in the City's 2026 One Year Action Plan.
The public may provide comments via this public hearing, by visiting the offices of the Community Development Department, via email to cdcomments@ci.laredo.tx.us or by filling out a survey online in English https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/comments26 or in Spanish https://es.surveymonkey.com/r/comentarios26
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BACKGROUND
The City of Laredo is recognized as an entitlement City by HUD and is expecting to receive funding through the CDBG Program ($2,859,543.00), the HOME
Program ($946,902.88), and the ESG Program ($266,495). The award of this year's funding is contingent on the submission and approval of a One Year Action Plan that specifically details the activities/projects to be funded with HUD program funds. One of the requirements of the Consolidated Planning process is that a public hearing be held to allow interested persons the opportunity to comment on needs and the projects
they wish to see funded with HUD entitlement funds. In addition to this public hearing, surveys will be collected online through the Survey Monkey platform. All comments received...
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