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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING – FY 2024 CDBG PROGRAM

FOR THE COUNTY OF GREENE AND ON BEHALF OF THE BOROUGH OF WAYNESBURG AND THE TOWNSHIPS OF CUMBERLAND AND FRANKLIN

Notice is hereby given by the County of Greene that a Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 10:00 AM prevailing time, in the Greene County Office Building, First Floor Conference Room, 93 East High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370. The Greene County Office Building is accessible to the physically disabled. Persons requiring special accommodations to participate in the hearing may call Ms. Connie Bloom, Director - IDA, at (724) 627-9259, or contact her by email at cbloom@co.greene.pa.us.  Persons with hearing and/or speech impairments may contact the County through the PA Telecommunications Relay Services at 1-800-654-5984 or dial 7-1-1.

 The purpose of the Public Hearing is to present the County’s Proposed FY 2024 CDBG Application and the on-behalf-of FY 2024 CDBG Application for the Borough of Waynesburg, and the Townships of Cumberland and Franklin, and the use of CDBG funds. A copy of the County’s & O.B.O.’s Proposed Application is available for public review in the office of the Chief Clerk beginning on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 for a period of at least 5 days prior to the Public Hearing. The office of the Greene County Chief Clerk is open to the public between the hours of 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, weekdays.

 The County and O.B.O.s propose to use FY 2024 CDBG Program funds for the following activities:

¨  Greene County = $223,643

·         General Admin = $40,255

·         Clearance & Demo = $55,016

·         Housing Rehabilitation = $128,372

¨  Borough of Waynesburg = $93,415

·         General Admin = $16,814

·         Sewer Relining (Morris & Morgan Streets) = $76,601

¨  Cumberland Township = $119,176

·         General Admin = $21,451

·         Housing Rehabilitation = $97,725

¨  Franklin Township = $126,469

·         General Admin = $22,764

·         Sewer Improvements (Phase 2 – Hill School House Rd) = $103,705

If the County and the O.B.O.s would undertake the acquisition, demolition, and/or rehabilitation of residential properties that could result in displacement of families or individuals, then the County’s policy for minimizing such displacement would be in effect. The County is responsible for replacing all low-and moderate-income housing units that may be demolished or converted as a result of the use of CDBG funds.

All interested residents and agencies are encouraged to attend and will be afforded the opportunity to give oral testimony at the Public Hearing and/or to present written comments concerning the proposed FY 2024 CDBG Program Application for the County of Greene and O.B.O.s. Written comments may be addressed to the attention of Ms. Connie Bloom, Director - IDA, Greene County Office Building, 93 East High Street, Suite 212, Waynesburg, PA 15370, or by calling her at (724) 627-9259, or via email at cbloom@co.greene.pa.us.