The following public hearing will be held at 6:00 pm, immediately following the City Council Workshop, on March 19, 2024, in Council Chambers at City Hall, 31 Wakefield Street. 

Community Development Block Grant funds are available to municipalities through the NH Community Development Finance Authority. Up to $500,000 annually is available for economic development projects, up to $500,000 for public facility projects, up to $500,000 for housing projects, up to $350,000 for emergency activities, and up to $25,000 is available per planning study grant.

All CDBG projects must primarily benefit low and moderate-income persons. The purpose of the hearing is to update the public on, and take comment on, a CDBG Project.

The CDBG project subrecipient, Easterseals New Hampshire, Inc.’s construction of 65 units of affordable, elderly units at 215 Rochester Hill Road, is called Champlin Place. The work is substantially complete, a Certificate of Occupancy has been issued. Residents have begun moving in. Lease-up is expected approximately in April.