NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TITLE: AUTHORIZING THE SCHEDULING/PUBLICATION OF A PUBLIC HEARING TO OBTAIN CITIZEN INPUT REGARDING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CARES (CV) PROGRAM
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Delaware County Board of Supervisors will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. in the Delaware County Board of Supervisors’ Room of the Senator Charles D. Cook County Office Building, 111 Main Street, Delhi, New York. The public hearing is for the purpose of hearing public comments on the community development needs of the County, and to discuss the possible submission of a Community Development Block Grant CARES (CDBG-CV) application for the 2022 program year. The CDBG program is administered by New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) and has made available to eligible local governments approximately $127 Million in program year 2020 CDBG-CV funds to prevent, prepare, and respond to the Coronavirus pandemic. Delaware County is applying for $500,000 in CDBG-CV funds to assist businesses in responding to the Coronavirus pandemic. The hearing will provide further information about the CDBG program and will allow for citizen participation in the development of any proposed grant applications and/or to provide technical assistance to develop alternate proposals. Comments on the CDBG program or proposed project(s) will be received at this time. The hearing is being conducted pursuant to Section 570.486, Subpart 1 of the CFR and in compliance with the requirements of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended.
The Board Room of the Senator Charles D. Cook County Office Building is accessible to persons with disabilities. If special accommodations are needed for persons with disabilities, those with hearing impairments, or those in need of translation from English, those individuals should contact Christa Schafer at 604-832-5110 or email her at christa.schafer@co.delaware.ny.us, at least one week in advance of the hearing date to allow for necessary arrangements. Written comments may also be submitted to Delaware County Board of Supervisors, 111 Main Street, Delhi, NY 13753 until June 20, 2022.
Dated: June 15, 2022
Christa M. Schafer
Clerk of the Board
Delaware County Board of Supervisors
