PUBLIC NOTICE
Columbus Consolidated Government
Columbus, Georgia

Request for citizen review of the Draft of the City’s FY 2013 Annual Action Plan

The Department of Community Reinvestment of the Columbus Consolidated Government of Columbus, Georgia is holding a Public Hearing to receive citizen comments on the draft of the City’s Fiscal Year 2013Annual Action Plan. The Plan is a document required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that outlines the City’s plans for the allocation of its Entitlement Funds (CDBG, HOME) for the one year period beginning July 1, 2012.

Request for citizen review of the Draft of the Neighborhood Stabilization (NSP 1, 3) Amendments

The City of Columbus, Georgia is amending its FY 2008 and FY 2010 Annual Action Plans for the Neighborhood Stabilization Grants, 1 and 3 (NSP 1, 3) to allow for the rental of houses purchased and rehabilitated with NSP 1 and NSP 3 funds received from the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA) of 2008 and the Wall Street Reform and Recovery Act of 2010, respectively.

The Public Hearing will be held on Thursday, April 12, 2012; 6:00 p.m. at the Government Center Annex Building, 420 10th Street. The public is invited to attend and to offer comments related to the Draft and the amendments.

Copies of the draft of the Annual Action Plan and the amendments for NSP 1 and 3 are available for a 30 day Public Comment Period. The Public Comment Period will begin April 13, 2012 and will end May 12, 2012. Copies of the Draft are available for review at the following locations:

The Draft of the Annual Action Plan and NSP Amendments are also available on our website at www.columbusga.org/CommuntyReinvestmentDepartment



For questions regarding the meeting or the Draft, please contact Mark McCollum at (706) 653-4613.