PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

CITY OF WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) AND

THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP (HOME) PROGRAMS

The City of Wheeling’s Economic and Community Development (ECD) Department will hold a Public Hearing at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, 2022 in Council Chambers on the first floor of the City-County Building located at 1500 Chapline Street, Wheeling, WV 26003. The City-County Building is accessible to persons with physical disabilities. If special arrangements need to be made to accommodate residents for them to participate in the public hearing, please contact Ms. Nancy Prager, Director, ECD Department, at 304-234-3701 or nprager@wheelingwv.gov to make those arrangements. The telephone number for persons with hearing impairment is 7-1-1.

The purpose of the Hearing is to encourage citizen comment on the needs of our community and how those needs may be addressed with financial resources available through the City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and also through the HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Program during Fiscal Year 2022, which begins July 1, 2022 and ends June 30, 2023. Please note this Public Hearing is intended to obtain citizen recommendations on the allocation of CDBG and HOME funds. It is not a forum for public service agencies to apply for funds.

Application packets for not-for-profit organizations seeking CDBG assistance for Fiscal Year 2022 are available at the City’s ECD Department. You may also receive the applications electronically. For further assistance please call Ms. Nancy Prager, Director, ECD Department at 304-234-3701 or email to nprager@wheelingwv.gov. The application deadline is 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, 2022.