CORRECTED NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS ST. LOUIS COUNTY
AGENCIES: St. Louis County is the “Lead Agency” for the St. Louis County HOME Consortium. The St. Louis County HOME Consortium is a group of contiguous units of local government that have joined together for the purpose of receiving HOME funds and administering a HOME Program as a single grantee. The members of the St. Louis County HOME Consortium include St. Louis County, the City of Florissant, Jefferson County, St. Charles County, and the City of O’Fallon
ACTION: Notice is hereby given that the 2022 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) and the 2023 Annual Action Plan have been drafted by the St. Louis County HOME Consortium. The drafts may receive several updates prior to submission to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
SUMMARY: The 2022 CAPER and the 2023 Annual Action Plan summarize the 2022 accomplishments and the 2023 proposed actions, respectively, of the St. Louis County HOME Consortium. Both documents include the following programs funded by HUD: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs. These documents provide information on how funding received through the CDBG and ESG programs have been/will be spent in St. Louis County as well as information on how HOME funds have been/will be spent in St. Louis County and in the jurisdictions of the members of the St. Louis County HOME Consortium.
AVAILABILITY OF REVIEW MATERIALS: A copy of the 2022 CAPER and 2023 Annual Action Plan will continue to be available for public review and comment from March 24 April 24, 2023. Copies may be obtained by contacting Sonya Venerable at svenerable@stlouiscountymo.gov. The document will also be available on the St. Louis County website at: https://stlouiscountymo.gov/st-louis-countydepartments/human-services/community-development/.
PUBLIC HEARING: A public hearing for the 2022 CAPER and 2023 Annual Action Plan will be held on April 24, 2023 from 5:00 – 6:00 pm at the St. Louis County Library Mid-County Branch, 7821 Maryland Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63105 Persons with disabilities or who otherwise need assistance, including those with limited English proficiency, should contact Sonya Venerable at svenerable@stlouiscountymo.gov at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing.
COMMENT PERIOD: Comments concerning the 2022 CAPER or 2023 Annual Action Plan should be made during the public comment period; the comment period is March 24 April 24, 2023. Written comments will be accepted until 6:00pm on April 24, 2023 and may be submitted via email to aellis@stlouiscountymo.gov or mailed to Amy Ellis, Director, St. Louis County Office of Community Development, 500 Northwest Plaza Drive, Suite 801, St. Ann, MO 63074.