Duncan Seeks Applicants For Community Development Advisory Committee

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Contact: Angela Dickens 240-777-3630
For Immediate Release: June 6, 2000

DUNCAN SEEKS APPLICANTS
FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
ADVISORY COMMITTEE

County Executive Douglas M. Duncan is seeking applicants to fill five vacant positions to serve on the Community Development Advisory Committee, which assists the Department of Housing and Community Affairs in reviewing requests for funds for the ongoing Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) Programs.

The committee makes recommendations to the County Executive on the proposed use of these funds, and holds public hearings required by federal law to ascertain community development needs and citizen input.

Federal funds received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by local governments are for projects to benefit homeless individuals, as well as low-and moderate-income persons. Funds can be used to revitalize neighborhoods and make public improvements in low-and moderate-income communities, as well as create housing opportunities for homeless and low-and moderate-income persons. Committee members serve three-year terms and meet one evening a month, with additional weekly meetings between mid-October and mid-December. Representatives of all minority populations, as well as elderly, physically-and mentally-disabled citizens, and residents of low-income urban and rural areas are encouraged to apply. Individuals who are homeless or formerly homeless are particularly encouraged to apply.

Criteria for appointment include familiarity with problems of a low-income neighborhood or special needs populations with the County. Individuals with demonstrated leadership abilities are encouraged to apply. Committee members generally focus on funding requests in support of public services.

Interested citizens should write no later than July 7, 2000 to County Executive Douglas M. Duncan at the Executive Office Building, 101 Monroe Street, Rockville, MD 20850. A brief resume, including home and work phone numbers, should be enclosed.

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