Public Meeting in Lake Worth TODAY (2/23) at 7:00 about the Community Development Block Grant program

If you recall it was CDBG funds that was unspent and misallocated by a past city commission and it was only after the hard work by Mayor Triolo, city staff and others that convinced Palm Beach County from demanding the money be returned. Community involvement is very important. The details follow from a notice published in The Lake Worth Herald (page 10):

"Please join the City of Lake Worth for a Public Meeting to discuss the upcoming Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for Fiscal Year 2016-2017. During this meeting City staff will describe eligible uses of CDBG funds and solicit public input on how these funds should be used.

DATE: FEBRUARY 23, 2016
TIME: 7:00 P.M.
LOCATION: LAKE WORTH COMMISSION CHAMBERS, CITY HALL

The actual allocation of CDBG funding has not yet been announced. It is estimated that it will comparable to the CDBG allocation of $267,603 that the City received for Fiscal Year 2015–2016. Eligible uses of these funds includes the following activities:

• Acquisition of real property for a public purpose
• Demolition/clearance
• Infrastructure installation and improvements
• Public facilities and improvements
• Historic preservation

All eligible activities must meet one of the following National Objectives of the CDBG Program by:

• Benefitting low and moderate income persons;
• Preventing or eliminating slums or blight; or
• Meeting an urgent community development need."