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Activities presented in the Fiscal Year 1981 Community Develop- ment Block Grant Application which support- the short-term objectives are: (a) Establishment of Public Facilities Program to eliminate deficiencies in this area. 1. Streets and associated drainage 2.. Park and playground 3. Water service (b) Housing rehabilitation to return 20 structurally sound substandard units to standard condition. (c) Code enforcement to prevent further deterioration. Relocation assistance to families wishing to move from dilapidated structures into standard housing. Eliminating unoccupied, dilapidated structures and assisting in their demolition. STATEMENT FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION The County Commission of the County of Indian River has author- ized the preparation of an application for Fiscal'Year 1981 funding under the Community Development Act of 1974 and 1978, as amended. This is a public hearing to be held prior to submission of the application to HUD on June 1, 1981, to obtain citizen opinion and input regarding the community development needs., their priorities and allocation of future funding to address these needs. The Indian River Board of County Commissioners must approve.and authorize the submission of the application to HUD. The County has received a total of $653,000 of CDBG funds for the three program years. Those grants.have been successfully com- pleted and closed out. This application will cover a one-year period of funding cycle with Small Cities funds: Fiscal Year 1981 .amounting to $315,000. Depending upon forthcoming regulations or administrative deci- sions at the HUD level, the amount of funds applied for may vary from those presently anticipated. Applications under the Small Cities Program were competitive with other communities throughout the State, and we have been invited to submit an alternate application for funding. Submission of an _application for these funds is no guarantee that the County's pro- gram will be funded. Further., approval of the application notwith- standing, sub-sequent funding is dependent upon satisfactory perform- ance. MAY 26 600K 46 PAGE 326 .