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| This notice advises
citizens of the availability of the above report.
A copy of the FY2007 CAPER is available
at the
Thurston County Commissioner’s office,
2000 Lakeridge Drive, SW, Olympia, and at the
Housing Authority of Thurston County, 503 W
4th Avenue, Olympia. |
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Person:
Connie Rivera at the Office of
Program & Budget Development, (360)
709-3065, riverac@co.thurston.wa.us |
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| Purpose: |
| Thurston
County encourages residents to become involved in the
planning and implementation activities of the Consolidated
Plan. (The
plan describes community needs, resources, priorities and proposed activities to be undertaken under
the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
program for low income housing for the next five years.) The
County is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) to follow a Citizen Participation
Plan in the planning and evaluation of programs in the
Consolidated Plan. This
plan describes how residents can access information, review
and comment on proposed activities and provide comments on
performance evaluations of the approved activities. Citizens
are also encouraged to participate in program implementation
and monitoring activities.
Specifically, this Plan
describes the details of the process for public
participation in annual planning for the HOME Program in
Thurston County. A
companion Plan, the "City of Olympia Citizen
Participation Plan", provides for opportunities for
City residents to be involved in planning and development of
Community Development Block Grant activities operated in
Olympia. That
document is appended to this document by reference. |
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Comment on the Citizen Participation Plan: |
The
County will advise the public of the availability of the
Citizen Participation Plan and invite residents to comment
on it. If
modifications to the plan are being considered, the public
will be invited to comment on the proposed amendments to the
plan. Notices
advising the public of the availability of the Citizen
Participation Plan and any proposed amendments to it will be
published in The
Olympian and on
this Web site.
A
copy of the Citizen Participation Plan is also available at
the office of the Thurston County Commissioner’s Office,
2000 Lakeridge Drive SW, Olympia and at the Housing
Authority of Thurston County (503 West 4th
Avenue, Olympia). Public
comments on the Citizen Participation Plan may be sent to
the Thurston County Clerk of the Board. |
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Comment on the Consolidated Plan and Plan Amendments: |
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The
County also encourages public participation in the
development of the Consolidated Plan and amendments to the
Plan. This
Plan provides for an assessment of needs, outlines
five-year strategies and establishes an Annual Plan
including the proposed use of grant funds.
Prior to adoption of the plan, the public will be
advised of the amount of financial assistance that is
expected to be provided within the County by HUD, the
range of activities that may be undertaken, and the amount
of funding expected to benefit low-and moderate-income
persons.
A
“substantial amendment” is defined as any proposed
change in the use of HOME or CDBG funds that exceeds 15%
of the total amount annually provided by HUD for each
program. In
addition, the following changes will be considered
"substantial amendments" to the program
requiring an opportunity for public comment:
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a change
in the general location of activities |
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a major
change in the scope of an activity or the addition or
deletion of an activity |
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a change
in the beneficiaries of the activities |
The Draft
Consolidated Plan and any "substantial
amendments" to the plan will be published and made
available in the same manner as indicated in the previous
section. The
public will be notified in The
Olympian that they have
at least 30 days to review and comment on the Draft Plan
and any substantial amendments to the Plan.
Citizen
comments on the Plan will be considered if they are
received orally at the public hearing or submitted in
writing within the 30-day period for comment to the office
of the Thurston County Commissioners, Clerk of the Board,
2000 Lakeridge Drive SW, Olympia 98502.
In addition,
the public will be advised of the County’s plans to
limit the displacement of persons through HOME and CDBG
program activities and how it will assist any persons who
may be displaced. The
Anti-Displacement Plan will be included in the Appendix as
part of the Consolidated Plan and will be distributed with
the plan.
A copy of the
Consolidated Plan will be available for review at the
Thurston County Commissioners and at the Housing Authority
of Thurston County (503 West 4th Avenue,
Olympia). The
Plan will be available for review on this Web site beginning in June
2003.
Finally, a copy of the Plan may be requested by
contacting either the office of the Thurston County
Commissioners or the Housing Authority of Thurston County. |
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Comment on the Annual Performance Report: |
| Beginning in the fall of
2004, the County will report annually on its performance
in implementing the activities of the Consolidated Plan.
The public is encouraged to review and comment on
this document prior to its submission to HUD.
The report will generally be available in the month
of November. The public will be provided at least 20 days within
which to comment on the report.
Copies of the report will be available for review
at the office of the
Thurston County Commissioners.
Send comments to riverac@co.thurston.wa.us
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| Encouraging
Public Participation: |
| The Citizen Participation
Plan encourages public participation by facilitating
involvement of low-and moderate-income residents and
consumers of public and assisted housing.
Appropriate steps will also be taken to encourage
involvement of people of color, people who do not speak
English, and people with disabilities.
Upon request to the Thurston County Clerk of the
Board at 360-786-5440, materials will be available in a
form accessible to persons with disabilities. |
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| Public
Hearings / Public Notice: |
| Two public hearings will be
held during each year.
The hearings will discuss the performance of the
program; provide information on housing and community
development needs and proposed activities. At least one hearing will be held prior to publishing the
proposed Consolidated Plan for comment.
When requested in a timely manner, translation
services and assistive listening devices will be provided
at public hearings. Persons
needing other special accommodations should contact the
Thurston County Clerk of the Board five business days
prior to the hearing. The Thurston County's TDD number is
(360) 754-2933.
Notice of all public hearings will be
published in the non-legal section of
The Olympian
at least twenty (20)
days prior to the date of the hearings. |
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| Additional Information: |
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Citizens,
public and private agencies and other interested parties
will be given reasonable and timely access to information
and records related to the Consolidated Plan and program
activities.
A copy of the
final documents (the Citizen Participation Plan, including
amendments, Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan, and the
Annual Performance Report) may be obtained at the Thurston
County and the Housing Authority of Thurston County
websites. Information
on HOME Program activities will also be available through
the Housing Authority of Thurston County. |
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| Technical Assistance: |
| Upon request, technical
assistance will be made available to groups representing
low- and moderate-income persons to assist them in
understanding the requirements for developing proposals
under the Consolidated Plan. |
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| Complaint Process: |
| A complaint pertaining to
the Consolidated Plan, any plan amendments and/or the
performance report may be submitted for response to the
Thurston County Clerk of the Board.
County Commissioners and staff will review the
complaint and will provide a response within a period of
15 working days of receipt of any complaint. |
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For Questions regarding this
website, please contact the webmaster
or the Commissioners' Office at (360)
786-5440
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