Block grant hearing to identify community needs

by Daily Inter Lake
| November 16, 2021 12:00 AM

A public hearing to address community needs that could be met through a community development block grant will be held by the city of Kalispell, Flathead County, NeighborWorks Montana, Northwest Montana Community Land Trust, Samaritan House, Montana West Economic Development, Logan Health, and Flathead Valley Community College at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18 in the Kalispell City Council Chambers located in the Kalispell City Hall at 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, MT 59901.

The purpose of this hearing is to obtain the views of community residents, especially low/moderate income residents, regarding community development needs and priorities of the city of Kalispell and Flathead County for economic development, housing and neighborhood revitalization and public facilities.

The block grant program is administered by the Montana Department of Commerce and will make available to eligible local governments funding for housing, economic development, public facilities, public infrastructure, and planning activities, with the principal purpose of benefiting low/moderate income persons. The hearing will provide further information about the block grant program and will allow for citizen participation in the development of any proposed grant applications.

During the public hearing, everyone will be given the opportunity to express their opinions regarding community needs and the type of projects that should be considered. Comments may be given orally at the hearing or by mail to City of Kalispell Development Services, 201 First Ave. E., Kalispell, Montana 59901 or by email CDBG@kalispell.com before 1 p.m. Thursday.

For more information or to register for the hearing via Zoom, contact the City of Kalispell Development Services Department via email CDBG@kalispell.com or phone 406-758-7738 or go to https://www.kalispell.com/581/Community-Development-Block-Grant. CDBG or HOME application guidelines are available for review on the Montana Department of Commerce website, http://commerce.mt.gov/.