Notice of Hilton Head Public Hearing: Community Needs Assessment

Notice of Public Hearing

Community Needs Assessment

Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 6:00 p.m., at the Benjamin M. Racusin Council Chambers of the Town Hall, at 1 Town Center Court, the Town of Hilton Head Island will hold a public hearing to solicit public input on community needs and priorities for housing, public facilities and economic development. As required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Town of Hilton Head Island is in the development stages of a five-year Consolidated Plan for the period of 2015-2019. The Consolidated Plan outlines goals and priorities the Town of Hilton Head Island will follow over the next five years for the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. This process includes a Housing and Community Development Needs Assessment. At this public hearing the Town of Hilton Head Island will provide the activities that might be undertaken to meet identified needs, including the estimated amounts proposed to be used for activities that will benefit persons of low and moderate income.

The public hearing and the matters to be discussed are subject to the provisions of the Town of Hilton Head Island's Citizen Participation Plan, developed in anticipation of participation in the HUD CDBG Program, providing for the participation of the citizens of the town in the planning and implementation of community and economic development projects involving CDBG funds. The Citizen Participation Plan is available for review at Hilton Head Island Town Hall, 1 Town Center Court, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928, 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday. Persons with questions or comments concerning the public hearing or Citizen Participation Plan may contact Marcy Benson, Senior Grants Administrator at 1 Town Center Court, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928. Or by phone at (843) 341-4689 or at TDD phone number (843) 341-4720 or by e-mail at marcyb@hiltonheadislandsc.gov.

The Town of Hilton Head Island does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status or disability in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its federally assisted programs or activities. Marcy Benson, Senior Grants Administrator, 1 Town Center Court, Hilton Head Island, S.C. 29928 has been designated to coordinate compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements contained in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's regulations. She may be reached by phone at (843) 341-4689 or at TDD phone number (843) 341-4720 or by e-mail at marcyb@hiltonheadislandsc.gov.