Erie County/Town of Hamburg
2019 Action Plan of the
Five-Year Consolidated Plan 2015-2019
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Home Investment Partnership Grant (HOME) and
Emergency Solutions Grant (HESG)
The Erie County Department of Environment and Planning, on behalf of the Erie County Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnership Consortia, has prepared a draft 2019 Action Plan.
The document outlines the Consortia’s goals and objectives relative to housing, economic development, community development and homeless issues with specific attention given to the needs of low/moderate households residing in the Consortia communities.
The following municipalities comprise the CDBG Consortium: Cities of Lackawanna and Tonawanda; Towns of Alden, Aurora, Boston, Brant, Clarence, Colden, Collins, Concord, Eden, Elma, Evans, Grand Island, Holland, Lancaster, Marilla, Newstead, North Collins, Orchard Park, Sardinia, Wales and West Seneca; Villages of Akron, Alden, Angola, Depew, East Aurora, Farnham, Gowanda, Lancaster, North Collins, Orchard Park and Springville. The HOME Consortium includes the above communities as well as the Town of Hamburg and the Villages of Blasdell and Hamburg.
The Action Plan for 2019 provides a basis for assessing performance against the Consolidated Plan and identifies specific projects for 2019. It also serves as a combined application for federal funds under three (3) of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) formula grant programs, including CDBG, HOME and HESG.
The following HUD entitlement grants are anticipated:
- Erie County CDBG of $3,036,359 plus estimated program income of $511,820;
- Town of Hamburg CDBG of $400,000 plus estimated program income of $125,000;
- Erie County HOME Grant of $899,449 plus estimated program income and/or recaptured funds of $235,000; and
- Erie County Emergency Solutions Grant of $222,084.
A public comment period on the draft Action Plans will be held from January 14 to February 12, 2019.
Hard copies of the draft Action Plan are available at the following locations:
- Erie County Department of Environment and Planning, Edward A. Rath Building, 95 Franklin Street – Room 1053, Buffalo;
- Public Libraries:
- Village of Akron,
- Village Angola
- Village Hamburg
- Town of Concord,
- Town of Lancaster
- Town of Hamburg (Lakeshore Library)
- City of Buffalo (Main Branch, a.k.a. Central),
- City of Lackawanna, and
- City of Tonawanda
- Municipal Buildings:
- Lackawanna City Hall;
- Tonawanda Municipal Building,
- Hamburg Town Hall,
- Hamburg Community Development Office at 6122 South Park Avenue,
- Lackawanna Municipal Housing Authority and
- Tonawanda Municipal Housing Authority.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Four (4) public hearings have been scheduled to discuss the draft Action Plans mentioned above. The public is encouraged to attend these hearings, which will be held on;
- Tuesday, January 22 at 6:30 p.m., Lackawanna Public Library, Community Room, 560 Ridge Road, Lackawanna;
- Wednesday, January 23 at 7:00 p.m., Hamburg Town Hall, Lobby, 6100 South Park Avenue, Hamburg
- Thursday, January 24 at 7:00 p.m., City of Tonawanda, Court Room, 200 Niagara Street, Tonawanda.
Meeting rooms are fully accessible.
- Persons with special needs and who are unable to attend any of the three (3) public meetings can participate in a Public Hearing Meeting and Conference Call on Wednesday, January 30 at 9:30 am at the Edward A. Rath County Office Building, 95 Franklin Street, 10th Floor, Room 1004, Buffalo, NY. To participate by phone, call 716-858-2468; enter Meeting Number 6409 and Attendee Access Code 3690.
Written comments on the draft Action Plan will be accepted through February 13, 2019 by Paul D’Orlando, Principal Contract Monitor, Erie County Department of Environment and Planning, Edward A. Rath County Office Building, 95 Franklin Street – 10th Floor, Buffalo, NY 14202, by fax at 716- 858-7248 or by e-mail to paul.d’orlando@erie.gov
Written comments on Hamburg’s draft Action Plan will be accepted through February 13, 2019 by the Town of Hamburg Department of Community Development, 6100 South Park Avenue, Hamburg, NY 14075 or by e-mail to tregan@townofhamburgny.com Each meeting room is wheelchair accessible.
Non-English speaking persons or persons with Limited English Proficiency or special needs should contact Mariely Ortiz at (716) 858-1916 or Mariely.Ortiz@erie.gov for further assistance or to access documents in another language.
Para asistencia en Español, puede contactar a Mariely Ortiz (716) 858-1916 o Mariely.Ortiz@erie.gov