CITY OF ROCHESTER -NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

CITY OF ROCHESTER -NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Rochester City Council will conduct a PUBLIC HEARING on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. (inclement Weather Postponement Date: Tuesday April 4, 2023 at 6:00pm) in City Council Chambers in the City Hall, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester, New Hampshire, regarding the development of the City of Rochester’s FY24 Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”) Annual Action Plan, which is funded through the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD).

Estimated CDBG funding available for FY24 is $229,576, with a 15% or $34,436.40 cap for non-construction public service; a 20% or $45,915.20 cap for Administration and Planning; $149,224.40 for Economic Development and Facilities/infrastructure projects. It is estimated that 100% of public services funding will serve low to moderate income residents.

Comments and concerns can be submitted to the Community Development Coordinator Kiersten “Kay” Wright via email at Kay.Wright@RochesterNH.gov or via telephone at 603-335-7519. Drafts of the Annual Action Plan, once they are available, and other official postings are posted to the City of Rochester’s Community Development webpage which can be found at http://www.rochesternh.gov/community-development-division.

Citizens are invited to attend the above noted PUBLIC HEARING, to be conducted in City Council Chambers in City Hall, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester, New Hampshire on the date and at the time noted above, and to ask questions and/or to otherwise speak on the CDBG Annual Action Plan and funding for CDBG activities.

Persons with disabilities requesting accommodations should contact the City Clerk’s Office (tel. 332-2130), on or before March 21, 2023, in order to make arrangements.

Kelly Walters, City Clerk

Une interprétation orale de ce document est disponible gratuitement, sur demande. S'il vous plaît communiquer avec le coordonnateur développement communautaire  Kiersten Wright à kiersten.wright@rochesternh.gov 

Una interpretación oral de este documento está disponible de forma gratuita si se solicita. Comuníquese con el Coordinador de Desarrollo Comunitario Kiersten Wright en kiersten.wright@rochesternh.gov