Monday, April 12, 2021

LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF MEDFORD CDBG ANNUAL ACTION PLAN PUBLIC HEARING AND 30-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

 

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by Lisa Colaianni

LEGAL NOTICE
CITY OF MEDFORD
CDBG ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
PUBLIC HEARING AND
30-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

A Virtual Public Hearing will be held by the Medford City Council on Tuesday, May 4, 2020 via Zoom Remote Videoconferencing.  Conferencing details will be posted by the City Clerk’s Office prior to the hearing. The purpose of this Public Hearing will be to invite the general public and representatives of public service agencies to express comments regarding the City’s Annual Action Plan for community development and planning.  The Action Plan contains the proposed use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for the program year which extends from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.

The Office of Community Development will be requesting that the Medford City Council authorize Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn, official representative of the City of Medford to submit the Annual Action Plan, application for funds and all other assurances and certifications to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.  The City is applying for $1,546,988 in Block Grant funds. 

Beginning April 12, 2020, the Draft Annual Action Plan will be available for review and comment and can be obtained by contacting the Office of Community Development at 781-393-2480 or ocd@medford-ma.gov. Written comments must be submitted no later than May 12, 2021 to Ashley Williams, City Hall, 85 George P. Hassett Dr., Room 308, Medford, MA 02155 or awilliams@medford-ma.gov.

“Pursuant to Governor Baker’s March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §18, and the Governor’s March 15, 2020 Order imposing strict limitation on the number of people that may gather in one place, this meeting of the Medford City Council will be conducted via remote participation to the greatest extent possible. Specific information and the general guidelines for remote participation by members of the public and/or parties with a right and/or requirement to attend this meeting can be found on the City of Medford website, at http://www.medfordma.org. For this meeting, members of the public who wish to listen or watch the meeting may do so by accessing the meeting link contained herein. No in-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access the proceedings in real time, via technological means. In the event that we are unable to do so, despite best efforts, we will post on the City of Medford or Media Community Media website an audio or video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive record of proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting.”

Lisa Colaianni | April 12, 2021 at 3:01 pm | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: https://www.medfordma.org/?p=23312 

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