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Summary of Citizen Participation Process and consultation process Summary from
citizen participation section of plan
The City follows the Citizen Participation Plan outlined in the Consolidated Plan. The Plan as presented helps to
foster open, transparent citizen participation when developing strategic program outcomes and associated Action
Plans.
On November 24, 2024, the City of Newport News advertised a notice in the Daily Press for a public meeting to
allow citizens the opportunity to hear about proposed funding and how previous funds were utilized. Citizens were
also given the opportunity to identify housing needs and to offer their views regarding the use of CDBG and HOME
funds for the upcoming program year 2025-2026 and following five years covered by the consolidated plan. The
notices were also posted on the City and the Newport News Redevelopment and Housing Authority (NNRHA)
websites, and throughout various City libraries, Parks and Recreational offices, and in all of the Authority’s public
housing communities.
The City and NNRHA held citizen participation meetings on Wednesday, December 11th at 12 p.m. at the Main Street
Library and virtually on Thursday, December 12th at 6 p.m. to discuss the Consolidated Housing and Community
Development funds usage for fiscal year 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan as well as for the next 5 years for the 2025-
2029 Consolidated Plan.
The notice also advertised that the City would be accepting funding requests for the upcoming program year. Both
City and Housing Authority staff provided technical assistance to prospective applicants wishing to apply for funding
during the meeting as well as contact information should the applicant(s) require further assistance. Application
proposals were due on Friday, January 10, 2025.
The City received twenty-one applications requesting funding from the 2025-2026 CDBG allocation. The CDBG
application review committee met with all applicants in a virtual meeting on Thursday, February 27, 2025. After the
public meeting adjourned, the committee, the city staff, and NNRHA staff met. Committee funding
recommendations are included in this draft Annual Action Plan. The citizen review and 30-day comment period for
the draft Consolidated Plan and associated plan runs from July 15, 2025-August 13, 2025.
City Council will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 to consider the final version of the Consolidated
Plan and Annual Plan for 2025-2026. All citizen comments are usually responded to and considered for inclusion in
the Annual Action Plan.
Summary of public comments
TBD
Summary of comments or views not accepted and the reasons for not accepting them
TBD
Summary
TBD
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