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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />i <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />J <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Public Notice #1 <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />OFFICE OF HOUSING AND <br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (OHCD) <br />Hilo Armory <br />50 Wailuku Drive <br />Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 <br />Phone: 961-8379 <br /> <br />HAWAI'I COUNTY SERVICES <br />Hanama Place <br />75-5706 Kuakini Highway <br />Suite 103 <br />Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740 <br />Phone: 329-5226 <br /> <br />In addition, copies of the County's current Consolidated Plan, <br />Citizen Participation Plan and past performance of CDBG HOME and <br />ESG funds are also available at the Office of Housing and <br />Community Development, 50 Wailuku Drive, Hilo Hawai'i. <br /> <br />The following is a brief summary of the amendment to the Citizen <br />Participation Plan and the eligible activities and priorities for <br />the CDBG, HOME and ESG programs. <br /> <br />CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN: <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />i <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />The County is proposing to amend its currently approved Citizen <br />Participation Plan which describes and outlines the County's plan <br />to encourage and inform all its citizens, especially persons of..- <br />very low and low income including minorities and non-English <br />speaking persons, as well as persons with mobility, visual or <br />hearing impairments to participate in the development of the <br />County's Consolidated Plan. <br /> <br />The amendment includes the HOME Investment Partnership and <br />Emergency Shelter Grants programs, stipulates the County's <br />requirements on the use of federal funds during an emergency <br />situations and corrects and clarifies other clerical and <br />tec~nical aspects of the Citizen Participation Plan. <br /> <br />The proposed amendments are required and necessary to qomply with <br />the federal program rules and regulations. <br /> <br />The Hawai'i County Housing Agency and Hawai'i County Council will <br />be acting on the amended Citizen Participation Plan during the <br />approval of the County's Action Plan for its 1998 Consolidated <br />Plan. <br /> <br />Community Development Block Grant Program: <br /> <br />Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 <br />(Public Law 93-383) created the CDBG Program, which became <br />effective January 1, 1974. Under the CDBG Program, a community <br />is able to develop a flexible, locally designed comprehensive <br />community development strategy in order to address the program's <br /> <br />- - ..CP PLAN <br /> <br />-9':'- <br /> <br />CDBG/4809C/10-28-97 <br /> <br />-.--_----'----------~-----~-~---~ <br /> <br />-----" --._-~~ ---- ~--- --- - . -- -- - <br />