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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 12, 2001 Contact:
Connie Rivera, Grant Coordinator
(360) 709-3065 HEARING SET
FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT OLYMPIA -- Thurston
County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing at 10:00 a.m. October
1, 2001 to hear presentations and take testimony on projects proposed to
receive state Community Development Block Grant funding (CDBG). The hearing
will take place in Room 280, Building 1 of the Thurston County Courthouse.
The county began soliciting project proposals in August. At the public
hearing, the Commissioners will hear presentations and take testimony on
projects submitted by the Sept. 19th deadline. A project list will
be available by noon Sept. 21st by calling 709-3065.
Proposed projects must principally benefit low- and moderate-income
persons, must prevent or eliminate slums or blight, or meet an urgent need to
protect public health and safety. Project
activities must benefit residents of unincorporated Thurston County, and
may center on housing, economic development, community facilities, public
facilities and infrastructure, and public services.
After the hearing, commissioners may select a project to sponsor as an
application for state CDBG funds. A
public meeting will be held in November on the selected project application,
prior to submittal of the final application package due to the state Office of
Community Development by November 15, 2001.
Thurston County may sponsor and submit an application on behalf of
another entity, after a public hearing and deliberation process.
The county may only submit one application. |
