The second of two public hearings for the county’s application for Community Development Block Grant – Neighborhood Revitalization funding will be held Wednesday, Oct. 16 at the Armory Civic Center in Warrenton.
The public hearing begins at 6 p.m.
Warren County Community & Economic Development received more than 40 applications from homeowners between July 22 and Aug. 20. The applications were pre-scored and those with the highest scores were contacted for a site assessment to determine overall expected repair costs.
If the county is awarded CDBG-NR funding through the N.C. Rural Economic Development Division, all project activities will serve households with incomes at or below 80 percent of the Warren County median income for appropriate household size. Funding provided through the CDBG-NR program does not require a local match. The grant application will be made to the state this month.
“From the number of applications we received, it is very apparent that housing repair is a need for county residents,” said Community Development Division Manager Rose Ponton. “Submitting this application will be one step on the path to addressing housing challenges in Warren County.”
This information is available in Spanish and any other language upon request. Please contact Rose Ponton, Community Development Division Manager, at 252-257-3115 or at 602 W. Ridgeway St., Warrenton, for accommodation of this request.