Last Chance to Provide Input on Goleta’s Housing &
Public Service Needs
Public Review Period Ends May 3, 2021
There are only a few days left for the public to review the City’s 2021-2022 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Action Plan during the 30-day public review period going on now. The CDBG program carries out a wide range of community development activities directed toward revitalizing neighborhoods, engaging in economic development, and providing important services of benefit to low-income residents, seniors, disabled individuals, and the homeless, in addition to other targeted populations. The CDBG program is principally targeted toward assisting low- and moderate-income persons. Funds for CDBG programming come from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and for Fiscal Year 2021-2022, the City has been awarded $230,558.
The City is conducting a 30-day public review period through May 3, 2021, where the community can review the draft Action Plan available here on the City website and provide input. The final Action Plan will be considered by the City Council at its May 4, 2021, meeting, and will be submitted to HUD by the annual May 15 deadline. Click here to view the City Council staff report.
Community participation is at the forefront of the City’s housing and neighborhood services strategies, planning, and implementation. The CDBG program requires that community members, particularly persons of low- and moderate-income, minorities, and persons with disabilities, be given an opportunity to participate in an advisory role in the planning and implementation of the CDBG program.
Please visit http://tinyurl.com/GoletaCDBG to review the draft Action Plan during the 30-day public review period (April 2 – May 3, 2021). The public is encouraged to share any comments and input with Senior Project Manager Claudia Dato at cdato@cityofgoleta.org or 805-961-7558.
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