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PY 2013 Action Plan - Draft - Tarrant County

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AP‐35 Projects<br />

Introduction<br />

<strong>Tarrant</strong> <strong>County</strong> allocates a significant portion of CDBG funds to infrastructure improvement. The highest<br />

community development priority identified in the 2010‐2014 Consolidated <strong>Plan</strong> was replacing and<br />

upgrading of deteriorated and inadequate infrastructure. The next priority was to provide for the<br />

availability and accessibility of decent housing by rehabilitating single family owner occupied homes to<br />

any unincorporated area of the county and any city outside of Arlington, Fort Worth and Grand Prairie.<br />

Providing public services and adding to the current housing stock rounds out the priorities for <strong>PY</strong><strong>2013</strong>.<br />

Public services include providing rapid re‐housing and case management to homeless families and<br />

providing education to middle and high school children in regards to bullying and violence. Housing<br />

stock added will be provided by one certified CHDO funded with <strong>PY</strong><strong>2013</strong> HOME funds.<br />

# Project Name<br />

1 Water and Sewer Improvements<br />

2 Street Improvements<br />

3 Drainage Improvements<br />

4 ADA Barrier Removal<br />

5 CDBG Public Services<br />

6 SF Owner‐occupied Housing Rehabilitation<br />

7 CHDO set aside<br />

Table 4 – Project Information<br />

Describe the reasons for allocation priorities and any obstacles to addressing underserved<br />

needs<br />

Public infrastructure improvement and home owner rehab are <strong>Tarrant</strong> <strong>County</strong>'s highest priorities due to<br />

aging infrastructure and the number of aging SF family homes in the <strong>County</strong>. To prevent blight and<br />

ensure our residential communities remain stable, these remain our highest priorites. Although 19 nonentitlement<br />

cities submitted proposals for public infrastructure improvement, only 9 cities will be<br />

provided funding in <strong>PY</strong><strong>2013</strong>. Remaining cities will be funded through <strong>PY</strong>2014 funds and so will begin the<br />

alternating of cities funded by CDBG. This splitting of cities is due to the decreasing amount of CDBG<br />

funds received and the quality of projects executed with dwindling funds. Unfortunately those other<br />

cities will have to wait which is an obstacle in addressing underserved needs.<br />

Annual <strong>Action</strong> <strong>Plan</strong><br />

<strong>2013</strong><br />

21<br />

OMB Control No: 2506‐0117 (exp. 07/31/2015)

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