Legal Advertisement May 16, 2026 PUBLIC NOTICE Draft

Legal Advertisement
May 16, 2026
PUBLIC NOTICE
Draft of Proposed Action
Plan and Public Hearing
FY September 1, 2026
August 31, 2027

Pursuant to 24CFR Part
91, et al., Consolidated
Submission-Annual Ac-
tion Plan for the Commu-
nity Planning and Devel-
opment Programs, each
jurisdiction must submit
an Action Plan to U.S.
Department of Housing
and Urban Development
(HUD) at least 45 days
before the start of its
program year and a
complete update of the
Consolidated Plan every
five years as a prerequi-
site to receiving funds
under the formula grant
programs listed below:

Community Development
Block Grant Program,
Program Year 2026 allo-
cation (September 2026
August 2027) -
$314,124: Provides
funds for public facilities
and infrastructure, neigh-
borhood revitalization
and affordable housing
programs, i.e. construc-
tion or reconstruction of
infrastructure, rehabilita-
tion of public facilities,
housing rehabilitation,
fair housing activities,
planning, and required
program administration
and technical assis-
tance. At least 70 % of
the funds must directly
benefit persons whose
income does not exceed
80 percent of the median
income.
TOTAL FUNDS TO BE
ALLOCATED - $314,124
The draft City of Colum-
bus PY 2026 Annual Ac-
tion Plan may be found
at the following loca-
tions:

Columbus City Hall
Community Develop-
ment Department (123
Washington Street)

Columbus City Hall
Clerk-Treasurers Office
(123 Washington Street)

Bartholomew County
Public Library (536 5th
Street)

Mill Race Center (900
Lindsey Street)

Online at the Colum-
bus Community Devel-
opment Department
website (https://www .
columbus.in.gov/community-development/cdbg-information/)
Public Hearing will be
held:
Thursday, May 28, 2026,
at 10:00 a.m., Columbus
City Hall, Conference
Room 4, 123 Washing-
ton Street, Columbus, In-
diana. Citizens and or-
ganizations also have
the opportunity to join
the public hearing virtu-
ally through Webex as
follows:
Join from the meeting link
https://cityofcolumbusin.webex.com/cityofcolumbusin/j.php?MTID=m3bf4463f5567aa4d9fdf50d1f416173b
Join by meeting number
Meeting number (access
code): 2307 579 3036
Meeting password:
4CJjq3Vk4A6
Tap to join from a mobile
device (attendees only)
+1-415-655-0001,,23075793036## US Toll
Join by phone
+1-415-655-0001 US
Toll
Join from a video system
or application
Dial 23075793036@
cityofcolumbusin.webex.com
You can also dial
173.243.2.68 and enter
your meeting number.
Citizens wishing to com-
ment on the proposed
plans may do so in writ-
ing to the Community
Development Depart-
ment, ATTN: Paul Smith,
123 Washington Street,
Columbus, Indiana,
47201 or via electronic
mail at
[email protected], by end of business,
June 18, 2026 (30 day
comment period). If you
are a citizen in need of
reasonable accommoda-
tions to participate in this
process, are mobility,
visual or hearing-im-
paired or non-English
speaking, we request
you contact the Commu-
nity Development De-
partment at
812-376-2520. Please
indicate the accommo-
dation you are request-
ing. Every reasonable ef-
fort will be made to com-
ply with your request. Si
necesita informacin en
espaol, por favor de
llamar al 812.376.2520
Mary K. Ferdon
Mayor
Paul Smith, Assistant
Director of Community
Developmen
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R: 5/16/2026