Public Comment Period Now Open On HUD Plan For Hammond

From the City of Hammond:

April 12, 2021

Pursuant to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations, the City of Hammond has prepared its 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan that describes the resources available and the proposed use of those resources to meet the community development, affordable housing, and homeless priority needs of the City. A summary of resources and expected uses is provided below.

A complete draft of this plan was made available for public review and comment for a 30-day period beginning April 12th – May 12th, 2021. The availability of both the draft plan and the final plan was posted to www.gohammond.com. The plan was available for review at the Department of Planning and Development. A public hearing regarding the plan was held at the Hammond Redevelopment Commission meeting on May 4th, 2021.

Please submit all written comments to Mrs. Owana J. Miller, Community Development Director, at 5925 Calumet Avenue, Room 312, Hammond IN 46320. The City will accept and consider all comments received before 4:30 p.m. on May 12th, 2021.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Miller at (219) 853-6358, ext. #2.

TOTAL EXPECTED RESOURCES for 2021:

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Program Income
HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME)
Program Income
Prior Year Resources
HOME-CV Rental
Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)
TOTAL

$2,178,500
$24,000
$487,458
$313,462
$1,100,000
$1,765,004
$182,245
$6,050,669

VIEW THE PROPOSED ACTION PLAN HERE

Public Comment

The City will consider all comments received before 4:30 PM on MAY 12, 2021.

Click here for the online public comment form.

This press release was produced by the City of Hammond. The views expressed here are the author’s own.