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Item No. 15-075
Date: January 26, 2015
Item/Subject: ORDER, Expanding CDBG Facade Grant Eligibility Area
Responsible Department: Community & Economic Development
Commentary:
This Order would expand the eligibility areas for the CDBG funded Facade Grant program for
commercial and mixed use properties. The current eligible areas are Downtown and the West Side
Village. This Order would allow any commercial or mixed use property owner to apply for the
program so long as the property is located in a Low to Moderate Income Census Block area as
defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Downtown and West Side
Village Area will remain eligible under this program.
The Business & Economic Development Committee reviewed and recommended this item for approval
at its January 20, 2015 meeting.
Manager's Comments:
Associated Information:
Budget Approval:
Legal Approval:
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Tanya Emery
Department Head
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15-075
JANUARY 26, 2015
Assigned to Councilor Faircloth
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) ORDER, Expanding CDBG Facade Grant Eligibility Area
WHEREAS, the City of Bangor utilizes a portion of its CDBG funding to assist in the
rehabilitation of commercial and mixed use properties in the Downtown and
West Side Villiage areas; and
WHEREAS, there is interest in the community and among other stakeholders for the eligbility
area to be expanded, allowing property owners access to the program:
BE IT ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR THAT
The City staff is hereby authorized to expand the Facade Grant eligibilty area to inlcude
commercial and mixed use properties in all Census Blocks in Bangor that are defined as Low to
Moderate Income by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
IN CITY COUNCIL
JANUARY 26, 2015
RASED
CITY CLERK