As the City of Troy prepares its Five Year (2015-2019) Consolidated Plan to HUD, Troy Mayor Lou Rosamilia claims “Public participation is a critical aspect of formulating our next five-year plan and we encourage our residents to attend one of the upcoming meetings.”
Four public focus group meetings have been scheduled at which residents, businesses, neighborhood groups, and others are given an opportunity to hear from the City about the ConPlan and its proposed activities. Attendees can also comment on the targeting of the City’s federal entitlement funds which includes Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds. These funds are generally designated for community development, homelessness and housing needs. The schedule of meetings is:
- October 22: 6:30 – 8 PM, T.A.U.M., 392 2nd Street
- October 29: 6:30 – 8 PM, Fallon Rainbow Center, 847 River St.
- November 19: 6:30 - 8 PM, Troy City Hall, 433 River St. 5th fl
The City is also in process of developing its first comprehensive plan in 50 years. Realize Troy: A Comprehensive Plan which will be finalized by the end of 2015, will create a “roadmap” for Troy’s future based on public participation leading to a community based vision. This vision will include such areas as land use, development, zoning, demographics, population, housing needs, resources, infrastructure and more. A public kickoff meeting and stakeholder interviews were held in September with other opportunities in the coming months. Meetings are scheduled for November 20th from 6:30 - 9pm, locations to be announced. For more information about Realize Troy, go to http://www.realizetroy.com
For more information, on the City’s Consolidated Plan, go to http://troyny.gov/Newsroom/CityNews/14-10-07/Mayor_Rosamilia_announces_public_focus_group_meetings_for_HUD_five_year_consolidated_plan.aspx
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