Politics & Government
Rochester Seeks Community Input On New HUD Funding For Coronavirus Response
The City is slated to receive approximately $2.4 million in additional HUD funding to prevent, prepare for and respond to the pandemic.
December 4 2020
The City of Rochester is seeking community input regarding the use of federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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As a provision of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act adopted in March, the City is slated to receive approximately $2.4 million in additional HUD funding to prevent, prepare for and respond to the coronavirus pandemic. The additional funding will be added in the form of an amendment to the 2019-20 Annual Action Plan/Consolidated Development Plan, the budget for the City’s annual HUD allocation.
The public comment period on the proposed amendment begins today through Wednesday,, Dec. 9, and will conclude with an on-line public meeting of the Rochester City Council to be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10.
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The funds would be used for such purposes as continuing the Business Emergency Retention Grant program; Restaurant Grants, which funds the Senior Meal Program; housing services; and administrative costs.
To view the full amendment, visit www.cityofrochester.gov/conplan. Comments on the amendment can be delivered by email to Amy Ventura at amy.ventura@cityofrochester.gov or by U.S. mail to Amy Ventura, c/o CARES Act Action Plan Amendment, City Hall Room 224B, 30 Church Street, Rochester, NY 14614.
In order for a comment to be presented at the on-line public hearing, it must be received no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 9 and be prefaced by the name and address of the commenting individual or organization.
Each comment submitted in this manner will be read into the record for up to 3 minutes of time on the live cast of the public hearing that begins at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 10.
In addition, the full text of the comment will be shared with each member of the Council prior to the hearing. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the public hearing will be conducted remotely and on-line and can be streamed live on the Council's Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Roche... or YouTube Page https://www.youtube.com/user/r...
For more information, contact Bridgette Burch White at 428-6064 or Bridgette.Burchwhite@cityofrochester.gov.
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