Public hearing for CDBG grant application and fair housing workshop on April 30, 2026.

PUBLIC NOTICE
ISLAMORADA, VILLAGE OF ISLANDS, FLORIDA
Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Fair Housing Workshop & Second 
Public Hearing
APRIL 30, 2026
SECOND PUBLIC HEARING  1:00 p.m.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Florida Statutes, Section 286.0105, all interested persons are advised that Islamorada, Village of Islands, plans to apply to FloridaCommerce for the FFY 2025 Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in the Neighborhood Revitalization category, under
HUDs Urgent Need National Objective, for grant funding in the amount of approximately $3,000,000. The activities, dollar amounts and estimated percentage benefit to low- and moderate-income persons are as follows:
Activity Name
Administration
CDBG Funding Requested
Amount not to exceed 8% of grant award
Match Funding
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LMI Benefit
N/A
Activity Name
Engineering
CDBG Funding Requested
$80,000
Match Funding
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LMI Benefit
N/A
Activity Name
Construction
CDBG Funding Requested
$2,770,000
Match Funding
$1,831,920
LMI Benefit
</= 51%
The Villages project, in partnership with the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA), will install a hardened, redundant subaqueous water transmission main at Channel #2 (MM 72.9-72.5) to replace an aging, bridge-mounted crossing that serves Islamorada and all downstream Keys communities. The existing 44-year old crossing is highly vulnerable to corrosion, storm damage, and failure; a break at this location would disrupt potable water service, trigger boil water notices, and create public health risks across the Middle and Lower Keys. The improved crossing, consisting of approximately 3,300 feet of high density polyethylene, will eliminate a major single point of failure on FKAAs primary potable water backbone. FKAA, as project partner, will provide the match funding for this project.
The Village does not expect that any
one will be displaced because of the CDBG-funded activities proposed above. If any persons are displaced because of the planned activities, the Village will assist them as described in the Villages anti-displacement and relocation policy, which is available for review at Administrative Hall, 86800 Overseas Highway, Islamorada, FL 33036.
A Public Hearing to provide citizens an opportunity to comment on the application will be held on April 30, 2026, at 1:00 p.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). In conjunction with the second public hearing, a Fair Housing Workshop on local, state, and federal fair housing laws will be held April 30, 2026, at 1:00 p.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). A draft copy of the application will also be available during normal business hours in the Village Clerks Office, 86800 Overseas Highway, Islamorada, FL 33036 by noon on April 27, 2026. Persons wanting to submit written comments on the application should send them to Alyssa Panzer, Grants and Environmental Coordinator, by e-mail at alyssa.panzer@islamorada.fl.us or by mail to 86800 Overseas Highway, Islamorada, FL 33036 no later than May 18, 2026.
A copy of the final application will be available for review at the Village Clerks Office, no later than May 18, 2026. The application will be submitted to FloridaCommerce on or before May 20, 2026. 
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 publTwo or more members from various Village Committees may be present at this meeting. 
These meetings are open to the public. Both the fair housing workshop 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: 04/25/26 -KWC
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