Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Citizen Advisory Task Force Meeting...

Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Citizen Advisory Task Force Meeting Notice

Liberty County is considering applying to Florida Commerce for FFY 2023-2024 Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The County is eligible to apply for funds in the neighborhood revitalization, commercial revitalization, housing rehabilitation categories, and the economic development categories. Construction activities funded through the CDBG Program must meet one of the following National Objectives:

1. Provide benefit to low- and moderate-income persons;
2. Prevent or eliminate slum or blight conditions; or
3. Meet a need of recent origin having a particular urgency.

The types of activities that CDBG funds may be used for include constructing stormwater ponds, paving roads and sidewalks, installing sewer and water lines, building a community center or park, making improvements to a sewage treatment plant, and rehabilitating low-income homes. Florida Commerce has waived the funding limit requirement for this round of CDBG funding. Additional information regarding the range of activities that could be funded will be provided at the public hearing.

In developing a CDBG application, Liberty County must plan to minimize the displacement of persons as a result of the activities. In addition, the County is required to develop a plan to assist displaced persons.

A Citizen Advisory Task Force (CATF) Meeting will be held on March 19, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in the Veterans Memorial Civic Center located at 10405 NW Theo Jacobs Way, Bristol, FL, to discuss community needs and make project recommendations.

The CATF meeting is being conducted in handicapped accessible locations. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in the hearing is asked to advise the County at least five days before the hearing.

For more information concerning the public hearing, or to request special accommodation, please contact Teresa Stossel, Grants and Special Projects Coordinator, at (850) 693-8932 or tstossel@libertybocc.com. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact Liberty County using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800) 955-8771 (TTY) or 1(800) 955-8770 (Voice).

Any non-English speaking person wishing to attend the public hearing should contact Teresa Stossel, Grants and Special Projects Coordinator, at (850) 693-8932 or tstossel@libertybocc.com at least five days prior to the hearing, and an interpreter will be provided.

Cualquier persona que no hable inglés y desee asistir a la audiencia pública debe comunicarse con Teresa Stossel, Coordinadora de Subvenciones y Proyectos Especiales, al (850) 693-8932 o tstossel@libertybocc.com al menos cinco días antes de la audiencia y se le proporcionará un intérprete.