Public Hearing Notice

Public Notice City of Blue Springs, Missouri Community Development Block Grant 2018-2019 CDBG Annual Action Plan The City of Blue Springs is presenting the 2018-2019 Annual Action Plan for public review and comment. The draft plan is available for a 30-day public comment period beginning Saturday, June 23, 2018 and ending on Monday, July 23, 2018. The purpose of the public comment period is to allow the public the opportunity to review the plan and submit comments prior to the final draft being submitted to the City Council for approval. The public is encouraged to review and make comments, or attend the final public hearing, including organizations that provide assistance to low-moderate income residents and individuals who may be homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, public housing agencies, residents of public and assisted housing developments, and low- moderate income residents. The 2018-2019 Annual Action Plan covers the 1-year period beginning October 1, 2018 and ending September 30, 2019. The Annual Action Plan describes the specific CDBG programs and activities that the City will undertake during the program year. The City has received an allocation of $271,636 for the program year and will be reprogramming $69,438 from pre-2017 allocations that have not been expended. The City has a total program of $341,074 for the program year and is proposing to expend the allocation on the following activities: $123,000 for low-moderate income housing benefit ($75,000 for Minor Home Repair Program and $48,000 for First Time Home Buyers Program); $42,240 for public services that benefit low-moderate income clientele ($5,000 for Fieldhouse Recreation Scholarships, $12,240 for Hope House, and $25,000 for Community Services League); $75,000 for slum-blight area benefit ($25,000 for Downtown Alive and $50,000 for Commercial Façade Grant Program); $85,000 for low- moderate income area benefit (Sidewalk Improvement Program); and $15,834 for program administration and planning. The final draft of the 2018-2019 Annual Action Plan will be presented to the City Council at a public hearing. A public hearing will be held by the City Council on Monday, August 6, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at the Howard L. Brown Public Safety Building located at 1100 SW Smith Street, Blue Springs, MO 64015. At the public hearing, the City Council will open the public hearing, receive public comments, close the hearing, and accept the plan as submitted or with changes. The City shall consider the views of citizens, public agencies, and other interested parties in preparing the draft plan and final submission. A summary of all public comments will be attached to the final submission. The Annual Action Plan will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on or before August 16, 2018 for review and approval. For more information or to submit comments on the Annual Action Plan, contact Matt Wright, Senior Planner, at 816-220-4504 or mwright@bluespringsgov.com. The draft plan may be viewed at the Community Development Department at 1304 W. Main Street on non-holiday weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., at the Mid-Continent Library – Blue Springs North branch at 850 NW Hunter Drive during open hours, and/or on the City’s website at http://www.bluespringsgov.com/202/Community-Development-Block- Grant-CDBG. Written comments may be submitted in person at the Community Development Department at 1304 W. Main Street, via email at mwright@bluespringsgov.com, or via mail addressed to the following: City of Blue Springs Community Development Department, Attn: Matt Wright, Senior Planner, 903 W. Main Street, Blue Springs, MO 64015. Published in The Examiner: Saturday, June 23, 2018