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  NOTICE OF FINAL PUBLIC HEARING

MCKEAN TOWNSHIP

FY 2022 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM (CDBG)

Notice is hereby given that the second and final public hearing regarding McKean Township’s FY 2022 CDBG program will be held at 7:00 PM on Thursday, July 7, 2022 at the McKean Township Municipal Building, 9231 Edinboro Road, McKean, PA 16426.  The purpose of the hearing is to discuss how the Township proposes to utilize its FY 2022 CDBG funds and to provide for public comment.

McKean is entitled to apply for and receive an annual allocation of CDBG monies from the PA Department of Community and Economic Development (PA DCED) pursuant to the provisions of PA Act 179 of 1984 and since 1985 has received approximately $3.7 million in CDBG funding.  For FY 2022 the Township is entitled to $99,386 which is $1,657 or 1.69 % more than last year’s allocation of $97,729. The application requesting the funding is due into DCED by October 28, 2022. The Erie County Department of Planning administers the Township’s CDBG program.

Based upon a public needs hearing (First Public Hearing) held on April 7, 2022, the Township proposes that the funds be used for the following:

• $90,386- Single Family Housing Rehabilitation Project -Rehabilitation of single-family, owner occupied housing units in order to make them safe, decent, sanitary, and energy efficient for compliance with DCED Housing Quality Standards.  The project meets the eligibility and fundability requirements of the CDBG program and will not involve the displacement/relocation of persons.
• $9,000 - Program Administration - General management, oversight, and coordination of the Township’s CDBG program.

All interested persons are encouraged to attend the hearing. Those who are unable to attend but would like to comment, may do so by writing to the Erie County Department of Planning, 150 East Front Street, Suite 300, Erie, PA 16507 or e-mail: jberdis@eriecountypa.gov. Comments will be accepted until 4:00 PM the day of the hearing.

The meeting room where the hearing will be conducted is handicapped accessible. The Township will make reasonable accommodation for any known disability that may interfere with a person’s ability to participate in this public hearing. Persons needing an accommodation must notify/contact Tenderrlee Little, Assistant Township Secretary at 476-7414 at least 48 hours prior to the hearing to discuss how the Township may best accommodate their needs.

It is anticipated that the Township will pass a resolution approving the submission of the application at its meeting of August 4, 2022.  A draft copy of the application will be available for review at the Township municipal building one week prior to the meeting.

McKean Township Supervisors

PUBLIC NOTICE

The regular scheduled meetings of the McKean Twp. Supervisors for 2022 will be held at the McKean Twp. Mun. Bldg., 9231 Edinboro Rd., McKean, PA on the 1^st Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m., and the third Thursday of March, May, July and September at 4:00 p.m., and December 31^st at 9:00 a.m.

The regular scheduled meetings of the McKean Twp. Planning Commission for 2022 will be held at the McKean Twp. Mun. Bldg., 9231 Edinboro Rd., McKean, PA on the 3^rd Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

The regular scheduled meetings of the McKean Recreation Authority will be held at the McKean Twp. Mun. Bldg., 9231 Edinboro Rd., McKean, PA at 6:00 p.m. every other month beginning January, 2022.

The regular scheduled meeting of the McKean Twp. Water Authority for 2022 will be held at the McKean Twp. Mun. Bldg., 9231 Edinboro Rd., McKean, PA on June 28^th at 3:00 p.m.

The regular scheduled meetings of the McKean Twp. Sewer Authority for 2022 will be held at the McKean Twp. Mun. Bldg., 9231 Edinboro Rd., McKean, PA on the 3^rd Wednesday of the months of March, July, and November at 6:00 p.m.

Any person with a disability requiring a special accommodation to attend any of the above meetings should notify the Secretary at 476-7414 and the township will make every effort to provide a reasonable accommodation.

Janice T. Dennis, Supervisor/Secretary

McKEAN TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS