NOTICE OF FUNDING AND PUBLIC HEARING/COMMENT
The City of Opelika is currently accepting applications for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for PY 2023 (October 1, 2023-September 20, 2024). Activities considered for funding include housing and public services that benefit low-to moderate income residents. Applications are available at the Community Development office or by contacting Lisa Thrift, Community Development Administrator. Applications must be completed and returned no later than Friday, May 5, 2023, at 4:00 p.m.
The City of Opelika invites public comment on actions to be taken with the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program funding. Your ideas and suggestions for projects are essential in the planning process. This meeting is an opportunity for staff, citizens, and non-profit organizations to express community needs prior to setting the PY2023 budget.
A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 @ 4:00 p.m. in the Municipal Meeting Room, 300 Martin Luther King Boulevard. Public comment and questions are invited either in writing or in person and will be accepted until Friday, May 12, 2023. Comments may be sent to:
Lisa Thrift
CDBG Administrator
P.O. Box 390
Opelika, AL 36803
(334)705-5155
or
[email protected]
If special accommodations are needed to participate at the hearing by persons with disabilities please call the City’s ADA Coordinator, at 334-705-2083 at least forty-eight hours in advance.