The Alabama Housing Finance Authority (AHFA) will hold a public hearing at 9:30 am CT on December 17 on its Five-Year Consolidated Plan for Program Years 2020-2024 for the Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG), the Emergency Solutions Grants program (ESG), the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program (HOPWA), the Home Investment Partnerships program (HOME) and the Housing Trust Fund program (HTF). The hearing will also cover the Program Year 2020 One-Year Annual Action Plans for the CDBG, ESG, HOPWA, HOME and HTF programs. The meeting will take place at the Alabama Center for Commerce, 7th Floor Auditorium, 401 Adams Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104.
Written comments should be submitted by January 16 to Mr. Shabbir Olia, Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA), P.O. Box 5690, Montgomery, AL 36103-5690, or e-mailed to shabbir.olia@adeca.alabama.gov. All persons attending the Public Hearing should pre-register with ADECA by noon CT on, December 12 by contacting Teresa Nobles at (334)242-0492 or teresa.nobles@adeca.alabama.gov. On-sight registration for the Public Hearing will begin at 9:00 am CT on December 17.
Immediately following the conclusion of the Plans’ public hearing, representatives from ADECA and Western Economic Services, LLC of Portland, OR, will conduct a public meeting on the State of Alabama’s 2019-2020 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) to provide general information on fair housing issues in Alabama and to receive input from interested parties. The State and WES plan to discuss (1) the status of available housing within Alabama, (2) availability of access to mortgage funds and lending information, (3) impediments preventing access to fair housing and (4) other administrative details related to fair housing issues. Attendees and interested parties may offer public comments at the Public Meeting and/or submit written comments to the State. Written comments should be submitted by January 16 to Mr. Shabbir Olia, ADECA
