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2025 CDBG First Public Hearing

• 7/28/2025 4:00 PM

The City of Oil City intends to submit an application to the PA Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2025. The anticipated CDBG funding allocation is $308,819. CDBG funds can be used for a variety of purposes within the City such as public improvements (water, sewer, streets, recreation, etc.), to arrest physical or environmental decline of the area, rehabilitation of deteriorating housing units, removal of architectural barriers to the elderly or handicapped, energy conservation projects, etc. At least 70% of these funds must be used to benefit low- and moderate-income persons. To qualify as such, the proposed activity must have at least 51% low-moderate income persons benefiting in the project service area. There are no projects planned that would displace any families or individuals. If the City of Oil City would undertake activities that resulted in the displacement of persons, then the city's policy for minimizing such displacement would be in effect. The City of Oil City is responsible for replacing all low- and moderate- income housing units that may be demolished or converted as a result of the use of CDBG funds.

The first of two public hearings pertaining to the application for these funds will be held at 4:00 pm on July 28, 2025, in Council Chambers, 21 Seneca St., Oil City, PA. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the CDBG program, the City's prior use of CDBG funds, and potential projects for the 2025 application. This facility is ADA accessible. If you require additional accommodations please notify the Community Development Office 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at 814-678-3018 or at kamos@oilcity.org. For TDD services dial 711.

The public is also invited to provide input on the Three-Year Community Development Plan found in the Community Development Office, the Oil City Library, and on the City's website at www.oilcity.org. Remarks and project ideas will be received by the Community Development Office in person, by telephone, or via email at until 10:00 am on August 11, 2025. A second public hearing will be held at 4:00 pm on August 25, 2025. City Council's final decision on projects to be submitted in the 2025 CDBG application will be made at their 4:30 pm meeting on September 8, 2025. Applications are due to DCED by October 31, 2025.