Please be advised that the Village of New Paltz will hold a hearing on June 8, 2022 at 7:00 PM at Village Hall, 25 Plattekill, New Paltz, New York 12561, in the Fire Department meeting room, for the purpose of hearing public comments on the Village of New Paltz’ community development needs, and to discuss the possible submission of one or more Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) applications for the 2022 Program Year.
The Village provides alternative means of participating in this hearing. Interested persons can participate via Zoom at: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/95168920338?pwd=NWhvbmtlb1ZLMExzTHJGUW1XeW1NQT09 or by telephone Dial-in: +1 646 558 8656 US (New York), Meeting ID: 951 6892 0338, Passcode: 442357. The Village Board meeting can be viewed on the Village Youtube channel at this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwFFe8fJSmBzh10DPOy0btQ?view_as=subscriber
The CDBG program is administered by the New York State Office of Community Renewal (OCR), and will make available to eligible local governments approximately $20 million for the 2022 program year for housing, economic development, public facilities, public infrastructure, and planning activities, with the principal purpose of benefitting low/moderate income persons. The hearing will provide further information about the CDBG program and will allow for citizen participation in the development of any proposed grant applications and/or to provide technical assistance to develop alternate proposals. Comments on the CDBG program or proposed project(s) will be received at this time. The hearing is being conducted pursuant to Section 570.486, Subpart I of the CFR and in compliance with the requirements of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended.
At the hearing the Village will describe types of grant assistance available from the NYS Office of Community Renewal and will seek comments and suggestions from the public as to proposed uses of Community Development Block Grant funds. The types of activities that may be undertaken with Community Development Block Grant program funds include acquisition and disposition of real property, public facilities and improvements, clearance activities, public services, payment of non-federal share of another federal program, removal of architectural barriers, relocation, rehabilitation and preservation activities, economic development and job creating activities.
Draft application(s) for Community Development Block Grant assistance including possible Public Infrastructure, Public Facilities and Community Planning applications will be discussed. The Village is considering a 2022 CFA Public Infrastructure application in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 to replace aged sanitary sewer facilities to continue complying with a NYS DEC Order on Consent. The proposed project(s) will primarily benefit low and moderate income persons.
Documents related to the proposed Public Infrastructure project that will be reviewed at the public hearing will be available for public inspection at office of the Village Clerk by request and at the Village website on or before June 3, 2022. The Village of New Paltz will make every effort to ensure that the public hearing is accessible to persons with disabilities. If special accommodations are needed for persons with disabilities, those with hearing impairments, or those in need of translation from English, those individuals should contact Village Mayor Tim Rogers, Village Hall, 25 Plattekill Avenue, New Paltz, New York 12561 845-255- 0130 or by email at clerk@villageofnewpaltz.org at least one week in advance of the hearing date to allow for necessary arrangements.
Written comments may also be submitted Tim Rogers, Village Mayor, Village Hall, 25 Plattekill Avenue, New Paltz, New York 12561, or via email sent to comments@villageofnewpaltz.org until June 20, 2022.