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Mayor Tutunjian releases CDBG recommendations
The recommendations are part of the 2010 One Year Action Plan, up for vote before the City Council.
According to the Mayor's recommendations, it appears that this year's CDBG funding has increased by over $800,000 when compared to last year's CDBG recommendations. According to Deputy Director of Public Information Jeff Pirro, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development discovered internally last year that it was under-allocating funds to certain cities, like Troy, and as a result has given Troy more money this year to correct that.
Additionally, $250,000 of the extra money is a result of the city no longer having to make loan repayments to Vulcan Properties as part of the River Triangle Building Rehabilitation.
Councilman Mark McGrath, R-District 2, released a statement in support of the investment in Knickerbacker Pool, saying "I support this plan with the understanding that our kids are our most important asset."
Below is the full list of recommendations released by Tutunjian. What do you think? Are there areas that could use more CDBG funding? How do you feel about the reinvestment in South Troy?
Project | Applicant | Amount |
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| Planning and Administration |
| $410,000 |
| CDBG Program Administration | City of Troy (Housing) | $400,000 |
| Homelessness Management Information Systems | Corporation for AIDS Research, Education, and Services, Inc. | $10,000 |
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| Neighborhood Livibility |
| $750,000 |
| Street Improvements (Street Paving) | City of Troy (DPW/Engineering) | $300,000 |
| Code Enforcement | City of Troy (Code Enforcement) | $300,000 |
| Elevator for Wheelchair access to 15-17 3rd Street | Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley | $50,000 |
| Vacant Building Demolitions | City of Troy (Code Enforcement/Public Works) | $100,000 |
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| Recreation |
| $165,942 |
| Refurbish Kncikerbacker Pool Locker Room & Bathrooms | Recreation Dept. | $20,000 |
| Frear Park Pavilion Restroom | Recreation Dept. | $40,000 |
| Frear Park Tennis Court Resurfacing | Recreation Dept. | $40,000 |
| Frear Park Fountain Repair | Recreation Dept. | $30,000 |
| City-wide Park Fencing | Recreation Dept. | $35,942 |
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| South Troy Area Reinvestment |
| $1,200,000 |
| South Troy Reinvestment Target Area | City of Troy Enginnering/ Housing | $1,200,000 |
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| Decent Housing |
| $100,000 |
| Homeowner Housing & Energy Improvement Program | City of Troy (Housing) | $100,000 |
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| Public Service |
| $180,000 |
| After School Child Care and Summer Camp Scholarships | Troy Youth Association, Inc. | $25,000 |
| School Age Child Care Program Scholarship Fund | Lansingburgh Boys & Girls Club | $25,000 |
| After School Program & Teen Program | Troy Boys & Girls Club | $25,000 |
| Roarke Connections | Roarke Center (Catholic Charities) | $20,000 |
| Daycare for Working Poor Families | Catholic Charities: Sunnyside Child Dev. | $20,000 |
| Ready for Work Program | YWCA | $15,000 |
| Joseph's House & Shelter | Joseph's House | $30,000 |
| Unity House Domestic Violence Career Development | Unity House of Troy | $20,000 |
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| Homelessness |
| $90,498 |
| Domestic Violence Shelter Operating Expenses | Unity House of Troy | $24,998 |
| TAUM Furniture Program | Troy Area United Ministries | $13,000 |
| Joseph's House & Shelter | Joseph's House | $32,500 |
| Women In Transition Program | YWCA | $20,000 |
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| HOME |
| $755,942 |
| HOME Administration | City of Troy (Housing) | $70,915 |
| HOME Homebuyer Incentive Program | City of Troy (Housing) | $100,000 |
| HOME Homebuyer Incentive Program (South Troy) |
| $200,000 |
| Making Homeownership A Reality | THDC-THA | $350,027 |
| THDC CHDO Operating Expenses | THDC-THA | $35,000 |
Labels: CDBG, HUD, South Troy, Troy
posted by Unknown at
1:45 PM
4 Comments:
I am very pleased to see all of the improvements for Frear Park. Those tennis courts deserve a makeover.
I am not pleased at all. I am a supporter of the Mayor, but this years allocations have me seeing a very bright red.
Items under the category of recreation are receiving $165,000. However, the ONLY revenue-generating facility, Frear Park Golf Course, receives not one penny. The course is desperately in need of drainage work, rebuilding the seventh green, and improved training for course maintenance workers , yet we can play with fences, fountains, pavilions, and non-revenue producing tennis courts to the tune of $145,962?
We taxpaying golfers then suffer the added insult of seeing more than $270,000 in glorified welfare handouts (see homelessness and public service) as well as $50,000 for a damn elevator for one building?
I know that golfers may not make as much political noise as the professional dependent/welfare class, but why not consider some investment in a MAJOR source of revenue generation?
I was thinking about how the Knickerbacker Park could use updating after I took my son there today. Then after seeing the kids/teens that were at the park. I figured it would be ruined before the end of summer.
$820,000.00 is going to administration of programs. To where is 2/3 of the $1.2 Million going?
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