Leesburg, VA., November 6, 2007 — Loudoun County residents and organizations are invited to provide their comments on local housing and community development needs on Tuesday, November 20, 2007, at 6:30 p.m. at the Department of Family Services, on the 2nd floor of the Shenandoah Building, 102 Heritage Way, N.E. in Leesburg.
Comments received at the public hearing will be considered in preparing Loudoun County’s annual action plan as required under the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The action plan, once approved by the Board of Supervisors, will be submitted to the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in May 2008.
The annual action plan is a HUD requirement for receiving funding under certain federal programs, such as the CDBG program. The goals of the plan include establishing a unified vision for housing and community development needs; strengthening partnerships among all levels of government and the private sector, both for-profit and nonprofit; and meeting the needs of low and moderate-income persons by:
• providing decent housing,
• establishing and maintaining a suitable living environment, and
• expanding economic opportunities.
Residents and representatives of organizations attending the public hearing are encouraged to address housing and community development needs, including priority non-housing community development needs, fair housing issues, development of proposed activities, and previous CDBG program performance.
Anyone who requires a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability in order to participate in the public hearing should contact the Department of Family Services at 703-777-0353 (V/TTY).
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Contact: Jan Boothby, CDBG Program Manager, 703-777-0353
