Book Description

"The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 was signed into law by President Ford on August 22, 1974. ... The Act represented a major shift in decision-making from the federal bureaucracy in Washington, D.C. to those U.S. localities to be benefitted by community development block grants. A major requirement of the Act was to provide ample opportunity for input from the local residents during the development of the pre-application and application phases of the CDBG program. To comply with the federal regulation which ensures adequate citizen participation, this Citizen Participation plan was developed. ... Through the Elkhart County Plan Commission a pre-application is being prepared to service the Sawmill area north of the Elkhart city limits"--Page 1, 2.