Public Notice: Community Development Block Grant for Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) – Hometown Revitalization

The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) is making available $60 million in CDBG-DR funding to local governments impacted by Hurricane Michael through the Rebuild Florida Hometown Revitalization Program. This public notice is to solicit citizen comments on the proposed application for Jackson County. The public comment period begins on April 1, 2021 and ends on April 15, 2021 at 5 p.m. CST. 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-DR applications, contact Sydney Stone Armstrong, Jackson County Grants/Contracts Coordinator at 850-718-6570 or armstrongs@jacksoncountyfl.gov. The application is also available for review at Jackson County Board of County Commission Administrative Offices located at: 2864 Madison St, Marianna, FL 32448.

Jackson County is seeking a maximum amount of $815,000.00 to assist with commercial revitalization of the triangle intersection area of Highways 90 and 71 in unincorporated Jackson County. With this funding, the County will:

Voluntarily acquire the commercial structure located at 2811 Highway 71 (formerly the Verizon Store). The County will rehabilitate this structure for future use. Project costs may include but are not limited to: activities associated with the acquisition and purchase of the real estate, demolition or rehabilitation of the structure including all activities associated with structural repair and code compliance and building façade improvements to the outside of the structure and improvements to other facilities on the parcel.  

Jackson County does not anticipate that anyone will be displaced because of the CDBG-DR funded activities proposed above. If persons are displaced because 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 and comment period 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 Stone Armstrong, Jackson County Grants/Contracts Coordinator at 850-718-6570 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 include Spanish to English translation.

Any non-English speaking person wishing to receive information non this public notice can contact Sydney Stone Armstrong, Jackson County Grants/Contracts Coordinator at 850-718-6570 or armstrongs@jacksoncountyfl.gov. and interpretation will be provided. For Spanish to English interpretation services, please use the services provided through Florida Relay by first calling 844-463-9710.

Cualquier persona que no hable inglés y que desee recibir información que no sea este aviso público puede comunicarse con Sydney Armstrong, Coordinadora de Subvenciones del Condado de Jackson al 850-718-6570 o armstrongs@jacksoncountyfl.gov y se proporcionará interpretación. Para obtener servicios de interpretación del español al inglés, utilice los servicios proporcionados a través de Florida Relay llamando primero al 844-463-9710.