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  • 860.522.2217 | 350 Church St. 3rd Fl., Hartford, CT 06103 | crcog.org

    Apr 26, 2025

    ·Hartford, CT
    Other

    The Central Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) Policy Board held a hybrid meeting on April 23, 2025, with representatives from 34 member towns and guest speakers from Connecticut Department of Transportation and congressional offices. The meeting covered executive director reports on project and committee updates, and included a legislative update highlighting House Bill 6831 regarding transit-oriented development funding for towns and House Bill 7112 concerning sewer infrastructure and lot size restrictions, with encouragement for board members to engage with legislators on CRCOG's suggested changes to these bills.

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  • COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT

    Hazleton, PA
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The City of Hazleton's Comprehensive Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for Fiscal Year 2022 documents the city's progress implementing its Five-Year Consolidated Plan (2020-2024) under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and CDBG-COVID funding. The report, submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, covers performance periods from January 1 through December 31, 2022, and includes sections on goals and outcomes, affordable housing, homelessness services, racial and ethnic composition of assisted families, and monitoring activities. The document represents the third annual progress report under the current five-year strategic plan and includes status updates on CARES Act CDBG-CV funds.

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  • ARPA Memo to Council – July 2025 with all appendices

    Scranton, PA
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    The August 13, 2025 memo from Scranton's ARPA Director Eileen Cipriani to City Council provides a comprehensive timeline of American Rescue Plan Act implementation from Q2 2022 through Q3 2023, documenting the city's receipt of $34,373,025 in second-tranche federal funds and the launch of multiple grant programs for nonprofits, small businesses, affordable childcare, education, homeownership, and wellness initiatives. Notable milestones include the announcement of grant recipients across multiple rounds, federal reporting deadlines met, public engagement events including visits from U.S. Senator Bob Casey, and the completion of community projects such as playground transformations at Kennedy Elementary and soft openings at Novembrino and Connors Parks. The memo demonstrates the city's structured rollout of ARPA funding through an established Office of Community Development framework that included creating an interactive public dashboard and establishing various application periods for targeted economic recovery and community investment programs.

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  • City Council Approves the City’s 976M Budget for FY 2026

    St. Petersburg, FL
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    On October 6, 2025, the St. Petersburg City Council approved a $976.2 million budget for Fiscal Year 2026, which began October 1, 2025. The budget prioritizes infrastructure strengthening and climate resilience through Mayor Kenneth T. Welch's five Pillars For Progress, including the St. Pete Agile Resilience (SPAR) Program to address hurricane impacts and sea level rise, with $202 million allocated for capital improvements and $352.4 million for Public Works Administration. The budget also includes funding for housing initiatives, homelessness prevention, and community development programs aligned with the city's commitment to equitable development and neighborhood resilience.

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  • Budget & Management | City of Cleveland Ohio

    Cleveland, OH
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    The Division of Budget and Management in Cleveland's Department of Finance prepares, implements, and monitors annual operating budgets and financial plans to fund City services. The General Fund Operating Budget, funded primarily by a 2.5% City Income Tax on all workers in Cleveland, supports Safety Forces (Police, Fire, and EMS), Waste and Recycling Pick Up, City Parks, and Neighborhood Resource and Recreation Centers. Enterprise Funds operate as self-supporting services including Water, Water Pollution Control, Cleveland Public Power, the Airport, Cemeteries, Golf Courses, City Parking Facilities, Public Auditorium, and West Side Market. The City also funds capital improvements and infrastructure through debt, restricted funds, and grants, including Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that must support projects eliminating blight and assisting low- and moderate-income residents in housing, public improvements, and land use areas. Budget documents are available for fiscal years 2023 through 2026, along with an interactive budget portal and comprehensive financial reports.

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  • About the City Budget Information Series on the City of Madison Budget

    Madison, WI
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    This informational series provides an overview of the City of Madison's budget structure and processes. The document explains that Madison maintains two separate budgets—a capital budget funding long-term infrastructure projects (roads, housing, building improvements) financed primarily through borrowing, and an operating budget supporting daily city services (police, fire, libraries, sanitation) funded mainly through property taxes. The series is designed as a public education tool covering budget fundamentals, the city's structural deficit, financial policies, and revenue options, with all budget phases publicly available on the city website.

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  • CITY OF JERSEY CITY

    Jersey City, NJ
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    Mayor Steven M. Fulop introduced Jersey City's FY 2026 budget on April 18, 2025, proposing zero municipal tax rate increase for residents while maintaining full city services—marking the ninth of eleven budgets under his administration with tax increases of 2% or less. The budget includes $66 million in debt service paydown, $6 million for union contract settlements, new police and firefighter hires, full pension fund funding with cost-of-living adjustments, and investments in affordable housing and infrastructure, while managing challenges including rising insurance premiums and reduced federal and state grant funding. The municipal portion of average property tax bills has decreased to 35% from 48% over two years, with $1.6 billion in new ratables added to the tax rolls through economic development efforts.

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  • City of Wilmington

    Wilmington, DE
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    The Wilmington Community Development & Urban Planning Committee held a revised meeting on May 9, 2024, to consider four agenda items including authorization for the Mayor to file federal housing and community development funding applications (Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships, Emergency Solutions Grants, and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS programs), approval of street and alley removal from the official city map, a major subdivision plan for St. Cyprian's Holdings, LLC, and amendments to Chapter 14 regarding historic markers. Public comment was limited to three minutes per agenda item, with the meeting offered both in-person and virtually via Zoom.

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  • Apr 10 Apr 10 $4M in Funding Included in House Ways and Means Proposed Budget to Support Mayor's Office

    Boston, MA
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  • City of Pottsville, Pennsylvania | Official Website

    Pottsville, PA
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    The City of Pottsville website provides information on municipal services and announcements. Current notices include acceptance of letters of interest for an unexpired term on the Pottsville Housing Authority (deadline April 10, 2026), a job opening for a part-time Redevelopment Authority Executive Director (20-30 hours monthly) to lead community revitalization efforts and manage downtown assets, and applications for a Truck Driver/Municipal Worker position (deadline March 25, 2026). Additionally, the city issued a Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact on the Environment dated March 16, 2026, regarding a planned request to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for Community Development Block Grant funds.

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  • Meeting Schedule - City of Knoxville

    Knoxville, TN
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    The City of Knoxville has published its 2026 meeting schedule for City Council, Beer Board, and related committees, with City Council meetings held biweekly at 6 p.m. and Beer Board meetings held monthly at 5 p.m., all in the Main Assembly Room at 400 Main Street unless otherwise posted. Workshops are scheduled throughout the year to address topics including planning, housing and homelessness, grant funding, and corridor redevelopment. All meetings are broadcast live on Knoxville Community Media Channel 12 and available online at KnoxCM.org, with language translation and disability accommodations available upon request to the Human Resources Department or City ADA Coordinator.

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  • Legislative Budget and Finance Committee

    Minersville, PA
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    The Legislative Budget and Finance Committee conducted a study pursuant to House Resolution 2013-168 examining police department consolidation in Pennsylvania, with findings presented in September 2014. The study analyzed current funding mechanisms for municipal police services, which totaled $1.3 billion in local spending during FY 2012, and evaluated consolidation opportunities to improve cost efficiency and service delivery. The committee examined multiple service delivery models including individual municipal departments, regional departments, contracted services, and Pennsylvania State Police coverage, while also assessing cost implications for municipalities with part-time or no police departments.

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