The City of Bismarck invites its citizens to comment on the following proposed activities that will be funded with 2010 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding from HUD. CDBG funds must be used primarily for activities that benefit low and moderate-income (LMI) persons. The City proposes to use the funding ($374,662) as follows:
• Abused Adult Resource Center: $20,000 for facility renovation & $10,000 for case management
• Bismarck Parks & Recreation: $20,000 for 16th Street playground equipment
• Burleigh County Senior Center: $52,000 for security system at Tatley Meadows
• Charles Hall Youth Service: $3,000 for repairs at Good Bird Home
• City of Bismarck: $45,000 for accessible curb ramps
• Community Action: $45,000 for housing accessibility
• CommunityWorks ND & Pride, Inc.: $19,000 for site prep for special needs housing
• Dacotah Foundation: $24,800 to renovate Memorial Group Home
• Fair Housing of the Dakotas: $7,000 for outreach & education
• Lutheran Social Service of ND: $5,000 for Healthy Family Program
• Missouri Valley Habitat for Humanity: $ 9,000 for site prep for a new house
• Missouri Valley Coalition for Homeless Persons: $3,000 for emergency assistance
• Ruth Meiers Hospitality House: $14,000 for renovation of its shelter & Horizons
• Welcome House: $10,000 for services & emergency housing for homeless families
• Youthworks: $17,200 for facility expansion and repairs
• Administration: $70,662
• Alternative activities if uncommitted CDBG funds become available: projects funded at reduced levels or activities to alleviate threats to health and safety and assist LMI households in the event of a disaster
The public may submit comments or make inquiries until 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 15, 2010:
• At a public hearing: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 5:15 p.m.
Room 251 - 2nd Floor, City-County Building, 221 N. 5th Street.
• By contacting:
Bismarck Community Development Department
PO Box 5503, Bismarck, ND 58506-5503
E-mail: sredman@nd.gov
Phone: 355-1840 TDD 711 Fax: 222-6450