Public Notice: CDBG-CV Public Hearing

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Jackson County, Florida

Community Development Block Grant – Coronavirus (CDBG-CV)

Small Cities Program

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) is making available $41,931,595 in CDBG-CV funding to eligible local governments to prepare for, prevent, or respond to the health and economic impacts of COVID-19. This public notice is to solicit citizen comments on the proposed projects and applications at the public hearing on February 9, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. CST in the Jackson County Board of County Commissioners board room located at 2864 Madison Street Marianna, FL 32448.

Jackson County is proposing an application for Middle Mile Network Broadband Services for Low-and moderate-income areas of Jackson County and will be requesting $4,084,103. The County will develop the infrastructure for the middle mile, the backbone of the broadband network. Due to the CDBG-CV priority on low- and moderate-income areas, this project will focus on these areas in the county and leverage other funding sources to complete the network.

For information on this public notice or projects, to provide comments on proposed projects listed below, or to receive a copy of the draft CDBG-CV applications (available on February 1) contact Sydney Armstrong, Grants/Contracts Coordinator at 850-482-9633 or armstrongs@jacksoncountyfl.gov.

Jackson County does not anticipate that anyone will be displaced because of the CDBG-CV funded activities proposed above. If persons are displaced as a result of the planned activities, Jackson County will assist them as described in the County’s anti-displacement and relocation policy, which is available for review at the Jackson County Board of County Commission Administration Building.

This public notice is being conducted pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act to ensure accessibility to all. Any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this public notification is asked to reach out to Sydney Armstrong at 850-482-9633 or armstrongs@jacksoncountyfl.gov. If you are hearing, speech impaired, or need other accommodations, please contact Mrs. Armstrong using Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, which can provide many different services, including English to Spanish translation.