NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT AND PUBLIC HEARINGON PROPOSED
2023-24 CDBG/HOME/HOME ANNUAL ACTION PLAN PROJECTS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Ames is seeking public comments on the proposed 2023-24 CDBG/HOME Annual Action Plan to be funded pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended.  The Annual Action Plan is a portion of the City of Ames’ five-year (2019-2023) Consolidated Plan.

The proposed 2023-24 CDBG/HOME Annual Action Plan will include information on the proposed use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG/HOME) funds for low-moderate income persons.  The 2023-24 Annual Action Plan will outline proposed activities, project locations, budgets, and the scope of activities being funded.  Copies of the 2023-24 Annual Action Plan are available for review at the following locations: Department of   Planning & Housing, City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue, and the Ames Public Library at 515 Douglas Avenue. The Plan is also on the City’s web site at: http://www.cityofames.org/housing. The Proposed Annual Action Plan describes the federally funded activities to be undertaken by the City and its recipients during the 2023 fiscal year (July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024). 

Comments may be submitted to the Department of Planning & Housing at the above address or by e-mail to vanessa.bakerlatimer@cityofames.org.  The thirty (30)-day public comment period will end on August 4, 2023.

Additionally, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ames City Council will conduct a public hearing to receive comments on the 2023-24 Annual Action Plan Projects on August 8, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., in the City Hall Council Chambers, located at 515 Clark Avenue, 2^nd Floor, Ames, Iowa.  

Persons wishing to comment on the 2023-24 CDBG/HOME Annual Action Plan Projects may state their views at this hearing.  If you are in need of special accommodations for a disability or language translation, please contact Vanessa Baker-Latimer, at the Department Planning & Housing Department at 515-239-5400 or the TDD at 515-239-5133 or by e-mail at vanessa.bakerlatimer@cityofames.org at least three (3) business days (August 3, 2023), in advance of the meeting date. Disabled persons attending the hearing should access City Hall through the east door and take the elevator to the Council Chambers on the second floor.

For further information regarding this Notice, please contact Vanessa Baker-Latimer, Housing Coordinator, via e-mail at vanessa.bakerlatimer@cityofames.or  at (51) 239-5400.

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