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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommunity Development Block Grant Public HearingSOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD PUBLIC HEAR~G November 22, 2011 4:35 PM Present: Supervisor Scott Russell Justice Louisa Evans Councilman Albert Krupski, Jr. Councilman William Ruland Councilman Vincent Orlando Councilman Christopher Talbot Town Clerk Elizabeth Neville Town Attorney Martin Finnegan This heating was opened at 5:34 PM COUNCILMAN TALBOT: In April, 2012 the Town of Southold expects to receive approximately $94,715.00 in Federal Community Development Block Grant Funds. These funds may be used, and have been previously used for a variety of projects to be selected by local officials. Eligible activities include: Acquisition and demolition of blighted property Housing rehabilitation Elimination of physical barriers for the handicapped Public facilities and improvements Street Reconstruction Code Enforcement Public Water projects Economic Development Public Services (total allotment limited to 15%) Town Residents are invited to attend this public hearing on Tuesda¥~ November 22~ 2011~ 4:35 P. M. at the Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, to express citizen views on local housing community development needs to be met with these funds. We have a notice that it was posted on the Town Clerk's bulletin board on October 31, 2011 and in the Suffolk Times, it was posted on November 10, 2011. We have another request. I have one "Dear Mr. Beltz, Please be advised that the North Fork Housing Alliance, Inc. administers the Town of Southold's rehabilitation program. This program provides eligible owner occupied homeowners the opportunity to have health and safety 2012 Community Development Block Grant November 22, 2011 2 items addressed at their homes. We, in conjunction with the Town of Southold, have completed over 150 units of rehabilitation since the inception of the program. This program is essential because without it, homeowners would not be able to complete the necessary improvements to ensure that their property is up to code. We currently maintain a waiting list of those persons waiting to be served as funding becomes available. Therefore, we are requesting $75,000 from this round of funding. I thank you in advance for all of your cooperation with this matter. Signed Tanya Palmore Executive Director, North For Housing Alliance" And that is all that I have. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Would anybody like to comment on this particular public hearing? On any issue? DWAYNE WAGNER: Good afternoon, Dwayne Wagner. I am the chair of the Board of Maureen's Haven, Peconic Community Council. I would like to thank you for the opportunity to address you. I have a formal letter that I will submit to you after my comments, outlining what we do and changes that we have made and improvements in our program over the past year. Again, I am the current chair of the board of Maureen's Haven. Basically, our mission is to empower and protect the East End's homeless. We do that utilizing 15 houses of worship and 20 supporting houses of worship that are located throughout the north and south forks of Long Island. The components, the individuals that are in those houses of worship last year totaled 1,200. Twelve hundred volunteers within the 35 houses of worship. So the power of Maureen's Haven is the volunteers who make up Maureen's Haven and those volunteers are the individuals that are within the houses of worship that make up Maureen's Haven. I have some statistics for you, I would just like to read to you regarding last year. Basically last winter we served 250 individuals over 130 nights. The program, for those who may not be familiar with it, runs from November 1 through April 1 and five nights this season, five nights a week, every week during that period of time, an individual house of worship will accept on average 40 and as high last year 57 homeless individuals that live on the east end of Long Island. So it is between, usually with us it is between 40 and 57 individuals are housed in whichever house of worship has volunteered its space for that particular night. Again, last year 252 individuals were served over 130 nights. On average, the number of guests per evening was 40 with a high of 57, overall 5,256 beds were made for last years season within the houses of worship. Of the total 81 percent of those served were male, 19 percent were female. It is important to note that due to the ever declining economy, the number of new homeless has risen and the working poor our included in our guest list. I also serve as a volunteer in my own church as an overnight chaperone and just to report to you and this is common within other congregations is that individuals get up to go to work that stay with us at Maureen's Haven. So it is not just unemployed individuals, there are actually working poor unfortunately that are part of the program. We have partnered specifically with churches within the township of Southold Town. Those churches and congregations are the following: Southold Presbyterian Church, St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Southold Universalist Church, St. Peter's Lutheran Church and Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church. Those are churches that are participating in the Maureen's Haven program. We are entering our l0th season of service, of this program operating between November 1 and April 1, this is our l0th year. 2012 Community Development Block Grant November 22, 2011 We actually just obtained new space in the Town of Riverhead and that space includes a large congregation room where we will be able to provide more services, part of our mission also is not just to provide temporary homeless shelter but to provide employment opportunities, GED training, so our mission is to help with the emergency needed for housing but then also to teach and help the individuals that are in the program become gainfully employed so that they will come out of the program. And we have actually had volunteers in the program that used to be participants as homeless individuals in the program. So we have had graduates come out and then later volunteer their time within the churches. So in closing, you have been supportive in the past for a number of years, we want to thank you for that as a town and ask that if you could renew your support, we will put the dollars to work with our administrative staff, we have a full time executive director, we have two other employees that are on our staff and again, these 1,200 volunteers that really make up the power of Maureen's Haven behind them. We respectfully request that you consider a grant this year of $10,000 if it is possible but we appreciate anything that you can do to help us. Thank you. And if you have any questions? SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Thank you very much for coming in and presenting yourself to the Town Board, it is nice to hear fi.om the groups that we try to help. Thank you very much. MR. WAGNER: Thank you for your help. And I will submit my letter. JOAN CORTEZ: Good evening. Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you on behalf of Perry Daycare center in Greenport. I am Joan Cortez, the director of Perry Day Cam. As you may know, Perry Day Care center is the only New York State licensed daycare center on the eastern end of the North Fork. We are licensed to care for a maximum of 25 children, ages 2 months to 5 years of age. Perry Day Care Center has been providing quality childcare for the children of the Town of Southold since 1992. we are an independent, non-profit, private, 505 C 3 corporation. Currently we have 23 children enrolled and our children reside in Greenport, Mattituck, Southold and Cutchogue. Seventy percent of the children come from lower income families, even though both parents may be working one or several jobs. About 40 percent of our children have single parents, we are all aware of the fact that the cost of living in Southold Town is high due to the high rents and the cost of food and utilities. It is extremely difficult for our families to pay these high rents and provide the food and clothing that their children need. Because of this, we at Perry Day Care center have tried to keep the cost of childcare at our center at a reasonable rate for our parents. Many of our parents have jobs that pay barely above minimum wage and some of them have seasonal jobs, with odd jobs filling in during the winter months. Most of the children from our lower income families previously had some of the cost of their childcare subsidized by a New York State program. This program was phased out in September of 2010. This meant a loss in income for us of about $10,000 a month. Last fall, I appealed to our local community through vaxious organizations and churches for support and donations. Our parents have also been actively involved in regular fundraising events and raffles over the past year as well. We were fortunate enough to receive a small 2012 Community Development Block Grant November 22, 2011 4 emergency grant from the Hagedom Foundation. All of this support has been able to sustain us for the past year, the community block grant that we hope to receive soon for 2011 will also be of tremendous assistance to us. During these difficult economic times, it is obvious that all segments of society are suffering due to unemployment and cutbacks in state and federal funds. Many local businesses have disappeared and the ones that remain are struggling to remain solvent. I appeal to all of you to please include Perry Day Care Center in your request for community block grants for 2012. You have been very generous with us in the past and we appreciate your support. All educators will agree that the first 3 years of a child's life contribute greatly to their success throughout the remainder of their academic lives. Perry Day Care Center provides a much needed service to the working parents of Southold Town. Please help us to remain a viable resource for these struggling families by including us in next year's grant request. Thank you so much for your attention and assistance. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Thank you very much. I would ask anybody else that would like to comment on this particular public hearing. CHRISTINE DIBONA: My name is Christine DiBona and thank you for heating us tonight. I am representing CAST, I am on the board, I am a new member of the board. I am finding that CAST is a very well known organization in Southold and that is because the activities that go on from CAST are numerous. I think that our mission statement really defines our organization and that is to promote self sufficiency and provide a safety net for the Southold residents that are in need. We are a facilitator, we are not an enabler, 60% of our clients are employed, they are just struggling and having a hard time making ends meet. Southold has always been a big supporter of CAST and we hope that you continue to do so. We are a very tiny organization. There are basically one and half employees and all of this work gets done by volunteers in the town. I just want to go over a few of the things that CAST is involved with. I think that most people identify CAST with the food bank. We do food drives 4 times a year. You will find us in front of the grocery stores but we get food from donations from the town but also from churches, from the rotaries, from the gift scouts, the boy scouts and the food bank is in Greenport and our clients come and they walk away with grocery bags that feed their families. But we also do English as a second language, really survival skills for English. This year we did a program, it is called GRASP girls reach for academic success program. We had 30 girls mn through it. We are hoping to do boys this year as well but we trained them to take the SAT's, they took the SAT's in November and we are hoping that had good results. It is basically for 1 lth and 12th graders and we are going to extend the program to 9th and l0th graders as well. We do mentoring after school, it is 2 days a week or more depending on the needs of the community. We do citizenship training, we had two individuals who mn through the program this year and they achieved their citizenship. We ran a summer camp for 5 weeks and 30 youngsters went through that. We assist our Spanish speaking clients, which are most of our clients, in completing applications for jobs, schools, for housing and we also provide clothing, sweaters and jackets for kids and it is all donations. We do a lot of fundraising, which is why I think a lot of people know who CAST is and we get a lot of our support from the community comes from fundraising. We do mailings twice a year, we do the holidays happenings which is next 2012 Community Development Block Grant November 22, 2011 5 Saturday, so if you have kids, come to the Peconic Recreation Center and we make money from selling raffles and selling tickets. Peconic Landing is a tremendous supporter of CAST, one of our board members is a resident there. They put on plays and all the donations come to CAST, so we are reaching out to this community of people that really needs help. Southold township has provided in the past $5,000 to us and we hope that you can do that again in 2012. Thank you. SUPERVISOR RUSSELL: Thank you very much. Would anybody else like to comment on this particular public heating? (No response) This heating was closed at 5:49 PM Southold Town Clerk #10445 STATE OF NEW YORK) ) SS: COUNTY OF SUFFOLK) Candice Schott of Mattituck, in said county, being duly sworn, says that she is Principal Clerk of THE SUFFOLK TIMES, a weekly newspaper, published at Mattituck, in the Town of Southold, County of Suffolk and State of New York, and that the Notice of which the annexed is a printed copy, has been regularly published in said Newspaper once each week for 1 week(s), successively, commencing on the lOth day of November, 2011. Principal Clerk Sworn to before me this day of /' LEGAL NOTICE Citizen's Ideas Wanfed On Commnnify Development Program Announcement of Public Hearing In April, 2012 the Town of Soutbold expects Io receive approximately $94,715.00 in Federal Community De velopment Block Grant Funds. These funds may be used, and have been previ- ously used for a varicly of projects to be selected by local official~ Eligible activities include: Acquisition and demolition of blight ed property Housing rehabilitation Elimination of physical barriers for the handicapped Public facilities and improvements Code Elfforcement Public Water projects Public Services (total allotmenl lira ired to 15%) Town Residents are invited to attend this public hearing on Tuesday, Novem bet 22, 2011, 4:35 RM. at the Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold. needs to be met with these funds. Dated: October 25,2011 BY ORDER OF FHE TOWN BOARD OF THE ~I'OWN OF SOUTHOLD Elizabeth Neville Town Clerk (£HRtSIINA VOLINSKi PUBLIC-STATE OF NEW YORK NO 28 Lincoln Street, Riverhead, NY 11901 Phone: 631.727.6831 Fax: 631.727-6836 Remarks to Southold Town Supervisor and members of the Town Board Community Development Block Grant Public Hearing Tuesday November 22, 2011 Good Evening. My name is Dwayne Wagner and ! thank you for the opportunity to address you today in order to request funding for the Maureen's Haven Homeless Outreach Program operated under the auspices of Peconic Community Council. The goal of Maureen's Haven is to provide safe, warm temporary shelter to homeless individuals from November through March utilizing volunteer houses of worship and congregation volunteers. The 15 host facilities and 20 supporting congregations and community organizations provide much more than a place to sleep and a nutritious dinner and breakfast. They provide support through embracing the values of human dignity, respect, compassion, teamwork, diversity and love. We are honored to work with over 1,200 volunteers that provide in excess of 20,000 hours of service per winter season. Peconic Community Council is responsible for screening and transporting the homeless guests to the host facilities each night. Pick-up locations are in Riverhead, Hampton Bays and Greenport as well as various locations in the Hamptons. Last winter we served 252 individuals over 130 nights. Our average number of guests per evening was 40 with a high of 57. Overall, 5,256 beds were made for the season. Of that total, 81% were male and 19% were female. It is important to note that due to the ever-declining economy, the number of new homeless has risen and the working poor are included in our guest list. [n an effort to provide services to the homeless in Southold Town, we have partnered and collaborated with the following congregations: Southold Presbyterian Church, St. Patrick's RC Church, Southold Universalist Church, St. Peter's Lutheran Church and Sacred Heart RC Church. RECEIVED Board of Directors Dwayne S. Wagner, Esq., Chair .loann Piche, Vice Chair 3ohn HcGregor, Treasurer 3en Truscott, Secretary NOV 2 2 201] Kay Kidde, Denise Lotierzo, 3ira Horgo, 3oseph Salvi, Esq. ~outhold Town Clerk As we enter our tenth season of service for our region's homeless, we are pleased to report the opening of a day center that will provide an array of services designed to enhance the guest's lives and to stimulate progress towards meeting achievable goals, permanent housing, employment and more. Dedicated volunteers and businesses in the community that are eager to assist those in less fortunate situations than themselves also support this expansion. We are very appreciative of the past support we have received from the Town of Southold and respectfully request funding once again in support of our program. We ask the Town Board to consider an allocation of $10,000 to assist in the cost of transporting our guests to the host facilities throughout the season and to offset the salaries of the program staff. Thank you for your consideration of this request. November 22, 2011 RECEIYED NOV 2 Town of Southold ~outholrl Town Clef[ Community Action Southold Township (CAST) Respectfully requests consideration for financial support in 2012. Attached is a list of activities and programs provided by CAST for the Southold Community. We thank you for your continued assistance, COMMUMITY ACTION SOUTHOLD TOWN (CAST) Mission Statement To promote sel/-sufficienc¥ and provide a safety net for the Southold Town residents in need. *Number of households/clients aided by CAST:250 *55% Employed *60% Minorities Programs/Activities 1. Food Bank 2. Emergency Assistance Fund- for "on the spot" needs 3. ESL- both conversational and beginner 4. Girls Reach for Academic Success Program(GRASP)-30 girls .Multi- dimensional tutoring program that assists Iow income high school minority girls from Southold Town obtain admission to college 5. After school mentoring program 6. Referrals to Outreach Programs- Churches, North Fork Parrish Outreach 7. Citizenship training. 8. Job referrals to local farms and vineyards. 9. Summer Camp 10. Assistance in completing applications for jobs, school and housing 11. Clothing provisions. Source of Funds 1. Fundraising mailings to the community 2. Have a Heart 3. Holiday Happenings 4. Seafood Fest 5. Peconic Landing Plays 6. 5k Race 7. Misc. Contributions 8. Programs; a. Feed a Kid b. Food Pantry c. School Supplies Donations d. Summer Camp Speech for Southold Town Board Meeting- Nov. 22, 2011 RECEIVED NOV 2 2 2011 '~outhol4 Town Clerk Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you on behalf of the Perry Day Care Center in Greenport. As you may know, Perry Day Care Center is the only NY State licensed day care center on the eastern end of the North Fork. We are licensed to care for a maximum of 25 children, ages 2 months thru 5 years of age. Perry Day Care Center has been providing quality child care for the children of Southold Town since 1992. We are at~ independent,, private, non-profit 501(c)3 corporation. Currently we have 23 children enrolled. Our children reside in Greenport, Southold, Mattituck and Cutchogue. 70% of the children come from lower income families, even though both parents may have two or more jobs to try to make ends meet. About 40% of our children have single parents; we are all aware of the fact that the cost of living in Southold Town is high due to high rents, and the cost of food and utilities. It is extremely difficult for families to pay these high rents and provide the food and clothing that their children need. Because of this we at Perry Day Care Center have tried to keep the cost of child care at our center at reasonable rates that our parents can afford. Many of our parents have jobs that pay barely above minimum wage and some of them have seasonal jobs, with odd jobs filling in during the winter months. Most of the children from our lower income families previously had some of the cost of their childcare subsidized by a New York State program..this program was phased out in September of 2010. This meant a loss in income for us of about $10,000 a month! Last fall I appealled to our local community thru various organizations and churches for support and donations. Our parents have also been actively involved in regular fundraising events and raffles over the past year as well. We were fortunate enough to receive a small emergency grant from the Hagedorn Foundation. Ail-of this support has been able to sustain us for the past year....the community block grant that we hope to receive soon for 2011 will also be of tremendous assistance to us. During these difficult economic times it is obvious that all segments of society are suffering due to unemployment and cut backs in State and Federal funds. Many local businesses have disappeared and the ones that remain are struggling to remain solvent. I appeal to all of'you to please include Perry Day Care Center in your request for community block grants for 2012. All educators will agree that the first 3 years of a child's life contribute greatly to their success throughout the remainder of their academic lives. Perry Day Care Center provides a much needed service to the working parents of Southold Town. Please help us to remain a viable resource for these struggling families by including us in next year's grant request. Thank you so much for your attention and assistance. Joan Marie Cortez, Director o~y ~ed for a v~e~ of~j~ to ~ ~irS public h~g~ ~, ~em- North ForkHousing Alliance, Inc. (FORMERLY THE GREENPORt HOUSING ALLIANCE) 116 SOUTH STREet GREENPORT, NEW York 11944 1631 ) 477-1070 For All ADEQUATE HOUSING ~~ FAX {631 )477-1769 SECTION 8 DEPARTMENT (631 } 477-88S8 NFHA@OPTONLINE.NET BARRY LATNEY~ PRESIDENT TANYA PALMORE1 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVED November 18, 2011 Mr. Phillip Beltz Town Hall, 53095 Route 25 P.O. Box 1179 Southold, NY 11971 NOV 21 2L'~l~] Southolrl Town Clerl~ Re: Community Development Block Grant Funding Dear Mr. Beltz: Please be advised that the North Fork Housing Alliance, Inc. administers the Town of Southold's Rehabilitation Program. This program provides eligible owner occupied homeowners the opportunity to have health and safety items addressed at their homes. We in conjunction with the Town of Southold have completed over 150 units of rehabilitation since the inception of the program. This program is essential because without it, homeowners would not be able to complete the necessary improvements to ensure that their property is up to code. We currently maintain a waiting list of those persons waiting to be served as funding becomes available. Therefore, we are requesting $75,000.00 from this round of funding. I 1 hnk you in advance for all of your cooperation with this matter. ~i Lcerely,~. /'~ L~Execu,~ Director TJP: tp Cc: James McMahon Ms. Elizabeth Neville, Town Clerk FUNDED BY NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF HOUSING & COMMUNITY RENEWAL AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND PROVIDER LEGALNOT1CE Citizen's Ideas Wanted On Community Development Program Announcement of Public Hearing In April, 2012 the Town of Southold expects to receive approximately $94,715.00 in Federal Community Development Block Grant Funds. These funds may be used, and have been previously used for a variety of projects to be selected by local officials. Eligible activities include: Acquisition and demolition of blighted property Housing rehabilitation Elimination of physical barriers for the handicapped Public facilities and improvements Street Reconstruction Code Enforcement Public Water projects Economic Development Public Services (limited to 15%) Town Residents are invited to attend this public hearing on Tuesda¥~ November 22~ 2011~ 4:35 P. M. at the Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, to express citizen views on local housing community development needs to be met with these funds. Dated: October 25,2011 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD Elizabeth Neville Town Clerk PLEASE PUBLISH ON November 10, 2011, AND FORWARD ONE (1) AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION TO ELIZABETH NEVILLE, TOWN CLERK, TOWN HALL, PO BOX 1179, SOUTHOLD, NY 11971. Copies to the following: The Suffolk Times Phillip Beltz Town Board Members Town Attorney Comptroller Town Clerk's Bulletin Board STATE OF NEW YORK ) SS: COUNTY OF SUFFOLK) ELIZABETH A. NEVILLE, Town Clerk of the Town of Southold, New York being duly sworn, says that on the 3 [ day of~, 2011, she affixed a notice of which the annexed printed notice is a true copy, in a proper and substantial manner, in a most public place in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, to wit: Town Clerk's Bulletin Board, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York. 2012 CDBG public hearing 11/22/11 Sworn before me this ,.~1 day of Oc,.-~ Ioq.4~ ,2011. v N~btary Public LYNDA M. ~ NOTARY PUBLIC, State of New York No. 01 56020932 Qualified in Suffolk County Term Expires March 8, 20 Page 1 of 1 Rudder, Lynda From: Sent: To: Attachments: Tracking: Rudder, Lynda Monday, October 31, 2011 11:00 AM alkrupskitown@yahoo.com; Andaloro, Jennifer; Beltz, Phillip; Cushman, John; Finnegan, Martin; Krauza, Lynne; Legals (cschott@timesreview.com); Ipevans@fishersisland.net; Orlando, Vincent; Russell, Scott; Talbot, Christopher; William Ruland CDBG PH 11-22-11 .doc Recipient alkrupskitown @yahoo.com Andaloro, Jennifer Beltz, Phillip Cushman, John Finnegan, Martin Krauza, Lynne Legals (cschot~@timesreview.com) Ipevans@fishersisland.net Orlando, Vincent Russell, Scott Talbot, Christopher William Ruland Delivery Failed: 10/31/2011 11:00 AM for Publication 11-10' 11 10/31/2011 Page 1 of 1 Rudder, Lynda From: Candice Schott [cschott@timesreview.com] Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 11:16 AM To: Rudder, Lynda Subject: RE: Hi Lynda, I have received the notice and we are good to go for the 11/10 issue. Thanks, Candice From: Rudder, Lynda [mailto:lynda.rudder@town.southold.ny.us] Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 11:00 AM To: alkrupskitown@yahoo.com; Andaloro, Jennifer; Beltz, Phillip; Cushman, John; Finnegan, Martin; Krauza, Lynne; Candice Schott; Ipevans@fishersisland.net; Orlando, Vincent; Russell, Scott; Talbot, Christopher; William Ruland Subject: for Publication 11-10-11 10/31/2011 Southold Town Board - Letter Board Meeting of October 25,2011 RESOLUTION 2011-710 ADOPTED Item # 5.7 DOC ID: 7179 THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION NO. 2011-710 WAS ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTHOLD TOWN BOARD ON OCTOBER 25, 2011: RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby sets 4:35 PM, Tuesday, November 22, 2011, Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York 11971, as the time and place for a Public Hearing to hear citizens views on local housing and community development needs to be met with approximately $94,715.00 in Community Development Block Grant funds the Town of Southold expects to receive in April 2012 and authorizes the Town Clerk to publish an "Announcement of Public Hearing Notice". Elizabeth A. Neville Southold Town Clerk RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] HOVER: Christopher Talbot, Councilman SECONDER: William Ruland, Councilman AYES: Ruland, Orlando, Talbot, Krupski .lr., Evans, Russell Generated October 31, 2011 Page 17 Page 1 of 1 Cooper, Linda From: Candice Schott [cschott@timesreview.com] Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 9:58 AM To: Cooper, Linda Subject: RE: CDBG PH 11-22-11 Good morning Linda, I have received the notice and we are good to go. Thanks and have a great weekend!! Candice From: Cooper, Linda [mailto:Linda.Cooper@town.southold.ny.us] Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2011 2:48 PPI To: tr-legals Subject: CDBG PH 11-22-11 Good Afternoon, Please confirm receipt of this Legal Notice of Public Hearing to be published in the 11/10/11 edtion of the Suffolk Times. Thank you. icoop 11/7/2011 LEGAL NOTICE Citizen's Ideas Wanted On Community Development Program Announcement of Public Hearing In April, 2012 the Town of Southold expects to receive approximately $94,715.00 in Federal Community Development Block Grant Funds. These funds may be used, and have been previously used for a variety of projects to be selected by local officials. Eligible activities include: Acquisition and demolition of blighted property Housing rehabilitation Elimination of physical barriers for the handicapped Public facilities and improvements Street Reconstruction Code Enforcement Public Water projects Economic Development Public Services (total allotment limited to 15%) Town Residents are invited to attend this public hearing on Tuesda¥~ November 22~ 2011~ 4:35 P. M. at the Southold Town Hall, 53095 Main Road, Southold, New York, to express citizen views on local housing community development needs to be met with these funds. Dated: October 25,2011 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD Elizabeth Neville Town Clerk PLEASE PUBLISH ON November 10, 2011, AND FORWARD ONE (1) AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION TO ELIZABETH NEVILLE, TOWN CLERK, TOWN HALL, PO BOX 1179, SOUTHOLD, NY 11971. Copies to the following: The Suffolk Times Phillip Beltz Town Board Members James McMahon Town Attorney Comptroller Town Clerk's Bulletin Board Website