The Village of Potsdam will hold a public hearing on Monday, September 22, 2025, at 5:45 pm in the boardroom of the Civic Center, 2 Park Street, Potsdam, NY 13676. The purpose of the hearing is to receive public comments on the Village of Potsdam’s community development needs, and to discuss the possible submission of a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application for the 2025 program year.
The CDBG program is administered by the New York State Office of Community Renewal (OCR) and will make available to eligible local governments approximately $100M for the 2025 program year for housing, economic development, public facilities, public infrastructure, and planning activities, with the principal purpose of benefiting low/moderate income persons. The Village of Potsdam is applying for $1.5M in CDBG funds to replace an aging sewer pipe across the Raquette River with a new pipe to be suspended from a new footbridge spanning the river. The hearing will provide further information about the CDBG program, including progress towards beneficiary goals and program objectives, and will allow for citizen participation in the development of any proposed grant applications and/or to provide technical assistance to develop alternate proposals. Comments on the CDBG program or proposed project will be received at this time. The hearing is being conducted pursuant to Section 570.486, Subpart I of the CFR and in compliance with the requirements of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. The Civic Center is accessible to persons with disabilities.
If special accommodations are needed for persons with disabilities, those with hearing impairments, or those in need of translation from English, those individuals should contact the Village Clerk, Georgine Scott, by phone at 315-265-7480 Ext. 1 or email at gscott@villageofpotsdamny.gov at least three days in advance of the hearing date to allow for necessary arrangements. Written comments may also be submitted to the Village Clerk, Georgine Scott, by email at gscott@villageofpotsdamny.gov or by mail at PO Box 5168, Potsdam, NY, 13676, by 6:00 pm on Wednesday, September 24, 2025.
By the order of the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Potsdam, NY Village Clerk, Georgine Scott