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o Eligible work may include sidewalks, public facilities, infrastructure, and neighborhood revitalization. HUD limits the county’s CDBG funding allocation to public service projects (which are those outside of those noted above) to 15% of its total CDBG grant…which this year is $3.064M. For public service projects, Erie County Planning picks a singular project which benefits a majority of consortium members. o 2026 project: Rural Transit Service – which benefitted 18 towns and 7 villages in the consortium. For Lackawanna to have complete autonomy in the application of CDBG funds, it would need to: o Leave the consortium and become independent o Create and/or hire federal grant administration resources o Apply separately to HUD for CDBG funding – thereby competing with the County Consortium communities, plus the 5 larger independent municipalities – for funding o Comply independently, and at its own cost, with HUD administration, compliance and reporting requirements As a member of the consortium, Lackawanna benefits from Erie County managing the entire CDBG process. While Lackawanna could separate from the consortium, its ability to compete for resources would be compromised and its ability to fully manage the entire process would be costly and potentially prohibitive. That said, its not impossible. However, that is not a decision for this year or even the following. Comments from attendees: Alex Andrzejweski – his comments can be seen on our website. Mayor Iafallo adjourned the public hearing at 1:10 p.m. Grace Marrano City Clerk – City of Lackawanna