Public Notice Notice of Hud Waivers

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF HUD WAIVERS TO THE ADOPTED BUTLER COUNTY, OHIO CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN COMMENT PERIOD AND PUBLIC COMMENT PROCESS IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 On April 1, 2020, HUD released the memorandum entitled "Availability of Waivers of Community Planning and Development (CPD) Grant Program and Consolidated Plan Requirements to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 and Mitigate Economic Impacts Caused by COVID-19." The memorandum grants certain waivers to CPD Grantees, such as the Butler County, with regards to its regulatory Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) requirements specifically required under Citation 24 CFR 91.105(c)(2) and (k). Those certain waivers are: 1) an immediate reduction in the required 30-day comment period to no less than five (5) days, with the requirement to provide reasonable notice and opportunity for citizens to comment on substantial amendments concerning the proposed uses of CDBG and HOME funds; and 2) a waiver regarding "reasonable notice and opportunity to comment" requirements of the CPP, to allow a grantee to determine what constitutes reasonable notice and opportunity to comment. Butler County notified HUD its intent to implement both waivers beginning June 5, 2020, and they will remain valid through the end of the 2020 Program Year (through April 30, 2021), per HUD, for any further COVID-19 related amendments. Accordingly Butler County plans to vary from its Adopted CPP and will instead follow the below reasonable notice and public comment procedures: Public notices will be published in the "Public Notices" section of the Journal News publication approximately 7 days before a scheduled meeting to decide on any required actions related to the County's HUD Plans. The Public notices will note the specific comment period and the meeting date on which the item(s) will be reviewed and action taken. Proposed amendments to Plans will be made available for viewing from our website: development.bcohio.us under Community Development, or can be emailed upon request by emailing: maaytahdj@butlercountyohio.org on any day prior to 2:00 p.m. on the last day of the posted comment period. Documents can always be viewed in person at Butler County Community Development, 130 High Street, 6th floor, Hamilton, OH 45011 Members of the public may submit comments during the five-day comment period specified in the section above via: 1) by email of 500 words or less to maaytahdj@butlercountyohio.org, or, 2) by leaving a voicemail no longer than three minutes in length to 513-785-5391. Comments received may be read or received at the scheduled Butler County Board of Commissioners meeting. The County Commissioner meetings will be broadcast on http://www.butlercountycommissioners.org/, through website livestream. Please see the same website for more meeting information, including livestream links, procedures, and agendas. Butler County will accept comments at maaytahdj@butlercountyohio.org on this waiver notification for a period of 5 days from its publication. By order of the Butler County Board of Commissioners. Desmond Maaytah Community Development Manager 9-4/2020