62 Regional Housing Advisory Committee meetings  

  • Regional Housing Advisory Committee Meetings

    [45 Pa.B. 229]
    [Saturday, January 10, 2015]

     The Department of Community and Economic Development (Department) is preparing the Commonwealth's Action Plan (Plan) for 2015. As part of the Plan process, the Department conducts meetings across this Commonwealth to discuss regional issues for housing, homelessness and community development programs that may affect the method of distribution of the Federal programs it administers in with Fiscal Year 2015 funding. The Housing and Urban Development funding programs covered by the Plan and administered by the Department are the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), the HOME Investment Partnerships, the Emergency Solutions Grant, CDBG Disaster Recovery and Neighborhood Stabilization Program. The Department of Health administers the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program and is covered in the Plan also.

    Regional Housing Advisory Committee (RHAC) Meetings

     The RHAC meetings are open to the public and will take place at the following sites on the specified dates:

    Area: Northwest/Southwest
    Date/Time: January 17, 2015, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
    Location: Cranberry Township Municipal Center,
     Council Chambers
    2525 Rochester Road
    Cranberry Township, PA 16066

    Area: Northeast
    Date/Time: January 12, 2015, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
    Location: Pittston Borough's Council Chambers
    555 Exeter Avenue
    West Pittston, PA 18643

    Area: Central
    Date/Time: January 13, 2015, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
    Location: HACC Midtown 2, Room 202
    1500 North 3rd Street
    Harrisburg, PA 17102 (3rd and Reilly Streets)

    Area: Southeast

     The RHAC meeting for the Southeastern Region of this Commonwealth will be held as a web-based meeting to be conducted electronically by means of the Internet on Thursday, January 15, 2015. Access to the discussion by means of the Internet will occur between 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. This more widely available personal computer access will replace the onsite public meeting for this region only.

     Comments will be accepted about topics related to the needs of this Commonwealth in the following areas: community development; housing; homelessness; economic development; any changes to the method of distribution of the existing Federal programs; and the process by which the public input is gathered. The Commonwealth encourages public participation in this process.

     Persons who want to participate must register in advance to ensure adequate space. Contact Megan Snyder at (717) 720-7404 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting date.

     Persons who have a disability and wish to participate in the meeting should contact Megan Snyder, Department of Community and Economic Development, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North Street, 4th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225, (717) 720-7404 to discuss how the Department can accommodate their needs. Text telephone calls can be placed through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984. Calls will be relayed to the Department's previously listed number.

    C. ALAN WALKER, 
    Secretary

    [Pa.B. Doc. No. 15-62. Filed for public inspection January 9, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]

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