Public hearing on community development needs and CDBG application.

PUBLIC NOTICE
ISLAMORADA, VILLAGE OF ISLANDS, FLORIDA
Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Citizen Advisory Task Force (CATF) Meeting  9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
CDBG FIRST PUBLIC HEARING  
11:00 a.m. 
APRIL 23, 2026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all interested persons are advised that Islamorada, Village of Islands, is considering applying to Florida Commerce for the FFY 2025 Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The Village is eligible to apply for these funds in the neighborhood revitalization, commercial revitalization, housing rehabilitation and the economic development categories. Construction activities funded through the CDBG Program must meet one of the following National Objectives:
1. Provide benefit to low- and moderate-income persons;
2. Prevent or eliminate slum or blight conditions; or
3. Meet a need of recent origin having a particular urgency.
The types of activities that CDBG funds may be used for include constructing stormwater ponds; paving roads and sidewalks; installing sewer and water lines; building a community center or park; making improvements to a sewage treatment plant; and rehabilitating low-income homes. Additional information regarding the range of activities that could be funded will be provided at the public hearing.
In developing a CDBG application, the Village must plan to minimize displacement of persons as a result of the activities. Additionally, the Village is required to develop a plan to assist displaced persons.
The Citizen Advisory Task Force (CATF) Meeting will be held on April 23, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. EDT in the 3rd Floor Conference Room at the Village Administrative Hall, 86800 Overseas Highway, Islamorada, FL 33036 (the building at the southern end of Founders Park, above the Fire Station), to discuss community needs and make project recommendations.
A Public Hearing to obtain citizen comments concerning the Villages economic and community development needs will be held on April 23, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. EDT in the 3rd Floor Conference Room at the Village Administrative Hall, 86800 Overseas Highway, Islamorada, FL 33036 (the building at the southern end of Founders Park, above the Fire Station).
For more information or to request special accommodation please use the contact information listed below. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Village using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TTY) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
Any non-English speaking person wishing to attend the public hearing should use the contact information below at least five days prior to the hearing and an interpreter will be provided.
Se informa que cualquier persona que no domine el idioma ingls y desee asistir a la audiencia pblica deber comunicarse con Alyssa Panzer, Coordinadora de Subvenciones y Medio Ambiente, al correo electrnico o al telfono 305-664-6447, con al menos cinco (5) das de antelacin a la audiencia, a fin de que se le proporcione un intrprete.
\s\ Marlene McGrath
Village Clerk
Contact:
Alyssa Panzer
Grants & Environmental Coordinator
alyssa.panzer@islamorada.fl.us
305-664-6447
www.islamorada.fl.us

Two or more members from various Village Committees may be present at this meeting. 
These meetings are open to the public. Both the CATF meeting and public hearing are being conducted in a handicapped accessible location. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, all persons who are disabled and who need special accommodations to participate in this meeting because of that disability should contact the ADA Coordinator at ADA@Islamorada.fl.us or by phone at (305) 664-6448 at least 48 hours before the scheduled meeting.
Publish: 04/18/26 -KWC
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