CDBG Public Hearing Notice
City of Clewiston, Florida
The City of Clewiston plans to apply to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) for a FFY 2024-2025 Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) of $793,162.58 in the Commercial Revitalization category. The activities, dollar amounts and estimated percentage benefit to low- and moderate-income persons are as follows:
Activity Name CDBG Funding
Comprehensive Utility Master Plan $693,162.58
Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant Capacity Evaluation $100,000.00
The City will create a Comprehensive Utility Master Plan for its water distribution system and wastewater collection system. The master plan will include an evaluation of each distribution and collection system, identify deficiencies, address immediate long-term needs, and ultimately will provide a roadmap for planning and prioritization of system replacements or expansions. Further, the City will develop a Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant Capacity Evaluation for new development to allow for the evaluation, engineering study, and budgeting for equipment and components needed for the build-out of the existing facility of the water plant located in Clewiston, FL.
The City of Clewiston does not expect that anyone will be displaced as a result of CDBG-funded activities as all activities are planning-only and not implementation activities.
A public hearing to provide citizens an opportunity to comment on the application will be held at Clewiston City Hall, 115 W Ventura Ave, Clewiston, FL 33440 on April 21, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. A draft copy of the application will also be available for review during normal business hours at City Hall by noon on April 18, 2025. Persons wanting to submit written comments on the application should send them to Lakisha Burch, City Clerk, by email at Lakisha.burch@clewiston-fl.gov or by mail to 115 W Ventura Ave, Clewiston, FL 33440 no later than April 28, 2025.
A copy of the final application will be available for review at City Hall no later than April 30, 2025. The application will be submitted to DEO on or before May 2, 2025. To obtain additional information concerning the application and the public hearing, contact Lakisha Burch, City Clerk, by email at Lakisha.burch@clewiston-fl.gov
The public hearing is being conducted in a handicapped accessible location. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in the hearing is asked to advise the City at least five days before the hearing by contacting Lakisha Burch, City Clerk, at (863) 983-1484. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the City using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800) 955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800) 955-8770 (Voice).
Any non-English speaking person wishing to attend the public hearing should contact Lakisha Burch, City Clerk, at (863) 983-1484 least five days prior to the hearing and an interpreter will be provided.
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