PUBLIC NOTICE | May 27, 2020

Mayor Jason Levesque, City Manager Peter Crichton, the Auburn City Council, and Auburn's Economic & Community Development Department announce that the City of Auburn is now receiving public comments for the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and 2020 Annual Action Plan until June 1, 2020.

Comments will also be accepted at the City Council meeting held on June 1, 2020. Persons with special needs for accessibility or communication assistance should contact the Community Development office to arrange for accommodations.

The Draft 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and 2020 Annual Action plan is available from the Economic and Community Development Office or by email request from [email protected].

Inquiries/questions and comments may be directed to Auburn’s Economic & Community Development Department at (207) 333-6601 ext. 1336; via email: [email protected]; or via mail to: Zachary Lenhert, Community Development, 60 Court Street, Auburn, Maine 04210

Goals of the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan:

  1. Provide Safe and Affordable Housing: Increase, maintain, and improve the supply of safe, lead-free, and affordable housing for individuals and families with extremely low to moderate incomes.
  2. Promote Economic Opportunities: Create economic opportunities for individuals and families with low to moderate incomes.
  3. Improve Public Infrastructure and Facilities and Eliminate Blight: Preserve and improve public facilities and infrastructure that serve low to moderate-income neighborhoods or special needs residents and prevent or eliminate blight.
  4. Provide Essential Services: Provide essential public services to improve quality of life for individuals and families with low-moderate incomes, including presumed benefit populations of abused children, battered spouses, elderly persons, severely disabled adults, homeless persons, illiterate adults, persons living with AIDS and migrant farm workers.

Listed below are the projects and corresponding budget amounts for the 2020 Annual Action plan that the City Council will consider:

Goal/Activity

Amount

SUPPORT FAIR HOUSING AND INCREASE HOUSING CHOICE

 
  1. Fair Housing Event

$2,000

PROVIDE SAFE AFFORDABLE HOUSING

 
  1. Rehabilitation Loan Program

$400,000
  1. Rehabilitation Loan Program Delivery Costs

$70,000
  1. Lead Testing and Clearance

$5,000
  1. Safe Voices

$10,000
  1. Tedford Housing

$7,000

PROMOTE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES

 
  1. Economic Development Programs

$100,000

IMPROVE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND ELIMINATE BLIGHT

 
  1. Boys and Girls Club

$100,000
  1. New Auburn raised crosswalk

$45,000
  1. Neighborhood Challenge Grant

$15,000

PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES

 
  1. Androscoggin Head Start and Child Care

$8,000
  1. Literacy Volunteers of America/Androscoggin

$8,000
  1. Auburn Police Department-Work with ME

$45,000
  1. Auburn Recreation Department – Summer Camp Scholarships

$12,000
  1. St. Mary’s Nutrition Center – Community Garden Coordinator

$10,000
  1. Community Youth Services

$10,000

CDBG ADMINISTRATION

$122,000

Contingency

$50,447

TOTAL

$909,447

 

HOME Investment Partnership Program – Auburn

Goal/Activity

Amount

PROVIDE SAFE AFFORDABLE HOUSING

 
  1. Homebuyer Assistance

$30,000
  1. Homeowner Rehabilitation

$464,867
  1. Homeowner Rehabilitation Delivery Costs

$33,00
  1. TBRA/Security Deposit Program - Auburn Housing

$40,000
  1. TBRA/Security Deposit Program – Non-voucher

$50,000
  1. TBRA/ Staying Home Rental Assistance Program

$80,000

HOME ADMINISTRATION

$39,500

TOTAL

$737,367




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