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CITY OF CANTON
PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Historic Depot-Donald E Edwards Way
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50 North 4Avenue Canton II 61520
A public hearing for the City of Canton was held on November 5, 2024, at the historic depot.
MEDIA IN ATTENDANCE:
Fulton Democrat
The Meeting was called to order by Mayor Kent McDowell to discuss:
Josh Mercer explained that the City of Canton is submitting an application to the
Department of Commerce in Economic Opportunity for a rural shelter acquisition and
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renovation grant. All applications are due on November 14. Up to $2,000,000 may be
requested within one application for acquisition and construction with a total of
$5,000,000 available statewide on a competitive basis for non-metropolitan areas for
rural shelters. Under the CDBG (community development block grant) rural shelters, the
funding priority for this component is to prevent, prepare, and respond to covid-19.
Acquisition, construction, re-construction, and rehabilitation to provide rural homeless
shelters. To be eligible, the applicant must document at least 51% of the persons to
benefit from this project has a low to moderate income. The City of Canton is the grant
applicant will have to minimize the displacement of any low to moderate income
individuals as a result of this project, no displacement is expected. The copy of the
CDBG records can be accessed at the Canton City Hall. The detail of listing of other
community development housing needs must be developed at this public hearing. This
grant will be used to purchase a building located at 209 East Chestnut Street in Canton,
Illinois. There will be renovations to create an area with 15 shelter beds. The CDBG
grant fund can be used for acquisition, construction, and administration and will cover
the entire cost of $1,801,084, moderate level for the City of Canton. The City would be
required to pay any engineering or architectural fees. The shelter itself would be both
congregate and non-congregate. The city would be considered the grantee, so
everything would be done through the city.
There were no public comments made.
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City Clerk, Andi Smith-Walters