What: Housing and Neighborhood Development Draft Five-Year Consolidated Plan and One-Year Action Plan presentation

When: 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 25, 2020

Where: Community Television of Knoxville channel and CTVKnox.org

Who: City Council representatives, Director of Housing and Neighborhood Development Becky Wade, Community Development Administrator Linda Rust, and Senior Project Specialist Hope Ealey 

           
The City of Knoxville Housing and Neighborhood Development Department (formerly Community Development) will present its draft Five-Year Consolidated Plan for 2020-2024 and draft One-Year Action Plan for Program Year 2020-2021 during an online City Council workshop on Thursday, June 25, at 5:30 p.m.


The Consolidated Plan outlines Knoxville’s needs, priorities and strategies for homeless assistance, affordable housing, and non-housing community development for the next five program years. The one-year 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan describes how the department proposes to allocate the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds it receives annually, including Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds.

Drafts of both documents will be posted online at KnoxvilleTN.gov/development for public review and comment for 30 days beginning June 24, 2020.

Unlike previous years, an in-person public hearing on the plans will be not be held due to COVID-19 precautions. The presentation—as part of the City Council workshop—will be streamed live and archived on Community Television of Knoxville’s website (CTVKnox.org) and broadcast on these cable networks’ channels:

• Xfinity (Comcast) – Channel 12
• Charter (Spectrum) – Channel 193
• WOW! (Knology) – Channel 6
• AT&T U-verse – Channel 99

 
Questions or comment on the draft plans may be submitted in writing to Linda Rust, Community Development Administrator by email ([email protected]) or by mail to P.O. Box 1631, Knoxville, TN 37901. The City of Knoxville Housing and Neighborhood Development will accept comments through July 24, 2020.

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or LEP (Limited English Proficient) and want to request interpretation services, please contact Diversity and Inclusion Officer Tatia M. Harris at [email protected] or 865.215.2831. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend, contact City ADA Coordinator Stephanie Brewer Cook at 865.215.2034 or [email protected] at least 72 hours before the meeting.