CITY OF WOODBURY PUBLIC HEARING-AAP

CITY OF WOODBURY

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing shall be held to gather citizen input regarding the proposed 2012 Annual Action Plan (AAP).

WHEREAS, the City of Woodbury is a recipient of federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) dollars, with an annual program year of July 1 to June 30. The AAP is the planning document that establishes how these CDBG and HOME dollars are to be invested by the City. The City is proposing to invest $192,500 of CDBG and HOME funds as sources for the Woodbury Foreclosure Purchase Program and Woodbury First-Time Homeownership Program, as well as $1,500 for required fair housing purposes. $32,130 will be used for CDBG program administration purposes and $1,187 in HOME will be paid to Dakota County for program administration. These amounts represent decreases in accordance with the cuts to the federal budget but remain estimates subject to final confirmation from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.

NOTICE IS GIVEN that a public hearing shall be held on the topic on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Woodbury City Hall, 8301Valley Creek Road.

Draft copies of the AAP will be available at the public hearing or in advance upon written request. Individual citizens or representatives of organizations are encouraged to submit written comments prior to the meeting. Please submit written comments to Karl Batalden, Housing Specialist/Associate Planner via US Mail at 8301 Valley Creek Road, Woodbury, MN 55125 or electronically at kbatalden@ci.woodbury.mn.us.

All interested parties will be heard.

Dated this 14th day of March, 2012.

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL

Dwight W. Picha

Community Development Director

3/14/2012

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