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The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and possibly take action to accept a grant award and enter into a contract with Arizona Department of Housing, Community Development Block Grant in the amount of $182,844.00 for the Heritage District Street Improvements for Maricopa, Arizona. Discussion and Action.
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In July 2017, the Mayor and City Council passed a resolution supporting the Heritage District Street Improvemnts. CDBG funds will be used to construct street improvements to the residential street known as Pershing Street within the city limits in the Heritage District Neighborhood in the City of Maricopa.
Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) funds are utilized to address housing and community development needs. The CDBG program is a flexible program that provides communities with resources to address a wide range of unique community development needs. Proposed CDBG projects must be consistent with broad national priorities for CDBG: activities that benefit low-and moderate-income people, the prevention or elimination of slums or blight, or other community development activities to address an urgent threat to health or safety. CDBG funds may be used for community development activities (such as real estate acquisition, relocation, demolition, rehabilitation of housing and commercial buildings), construction of public facilities and improvements (such as water, sewer, and other utilities, street paving, and sidewalks), construction and maintenance of neighborhood centers, and the conversion of school buildings, public services, and economic development and job creation/retention activities. CDBG funds can also be used for preservation and restoration of historic properties in low-income neighborhoods.
The annual CDBG appropriation is allocated between States and local jurisdictions. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) determines the amount of each grant awarded to each jurisdiction by using a formula compri...
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