Public Hearing Meeting

City & Borough of Wrangell, Alaska

Public Hearing

PUBLIC NOTICE

The City and Borough of Wrangell will be holding a public hearing on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. in the Assembly Chambers at City Hall, 205 Brueger Street, for the purpose of accepting alternative proposals for funding consideration, and seeking citizen views and community comments on proposed projects for funding under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.

ELIGIBLE TYPES OF PROJECTS

CDBG funds may be used for:

1) Community Development (including, but not limited to, construction of health clinics, water and sewer systems, solid waste disposal facilities, docks and harbors, electrical distribution lines, barge facilities, boardwalks, removal of architectural barriers, property acquisition, fire protection facilities and equipment);

2) Planning (including feasibility studies and other planning documents, but NOT engineering design costs); and

3) Special Economic Development (activities associated with commercial and industrial structures and job creation – very narrowly defined activities).

Project funding ideas may be submitted prior to the public hearing or during the public hearing.  Please drop off ideas in writing at City Hall or by email to ecodev@wrangell.com . There are more detailed guidelines for each category, posted on the City’s website at www.wrangell.com/economicdevelopment .  For more information, please contact Carol Rushmore at 874-2381.