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M <br />I. Displacement Avoidance Policy <br />The County is committed to a policy to make all reasonable <br />efforts to ensure that activities undertaken through the use of <br />Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds will not cause <br />unnecessary displacement or relocation. The CDBG program will be <br />administered in such a manner that careful consideration is given <br />during the planning phase with regard to avoiding displacement. <br />The County will also provide information to and keep citizens <br />involved in the process regarding pending zoning and rezoning <br />actions that threaten the preservation of residential areas. <br />Involuntary displacement shall be reserved as a last resort action <br />necessitated only when no other alternative is available and when <br />the activity is determined necessary in order to carry out a <br />specific goal or objective that is of benefit to the public. In <br />this case, community development and housing programs will be <br />planned in a manner which avoids displacement of households or <br />businesses. However, voluntary temporary or permanent displacement <br />may be necessary in order to achieve a benefit to a household or <br />business (such as rehabilitation or replacement of the building). <br />Such benefits shall be identified and requested by the displacee. <br />Voluntary displacement may also occur when a property owner <br />voluntarily offers his home or business property for sale to the <br />County. In these cases, the seller may be required <br />to waive rights as a condition of sale of the property, and the <br />