The St. Joseph City Council will hold a public hearing Monday night on the City’s Consolidated Second Year Annual Plan regarding the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG).

According to St. Joseph Mayor Bill Falkner, the Citizen’s Committee put together a proposal on how to distribute funds from the CDBG and the HOME Investment Partnership funds the city may receive in Fiscal Year 2016/2017. In previous years, CDBG funds went toward various organizations in St. Joseph such as the YWCA, the Bartlett Center and Second Harvest. HOME funds went toward housing projects including Habitat for Humanity.

The hearing will give residents, especially low and moderate income, and community organizations, the opportunity to review and comment on the city’s proposed use of the available CDBG and the HOME Investment Partnership funds.

The public hearing will be held at 7 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall. The council will vote during their regular meeting on passing a bill to submit the plan for the use of the funds. The proposal for the funds can be viewed here.