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Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Your CDBG Dollars at Work

During last week's meeting of Northampton County Council's Economic Development Committee, chaired by Rev. Mike Dowd, CDBG coordinator Kim Schaffer gave an excellent presentation of just how anticipated CDBG funding cuts will affect Northampton County.

In recent years, that funding has increased from $1,840,253 in FY2007 to $1,945,337 in FY2010. Bethlehem ($1.83 million) and Easton ($1.04 million) receive their own funds. This flexible grant money is used for affordable housing, job creation, services to vulnerable citizens and infrastructure. Kim offered some slides showing your money at work, and one project is for servicing these hoppers at Walnutport's municipal building.

According to Schaffer, the proposed 62% cut in FY2011 is "disastrous," and means Northampton County will lose $1.2 million.

In a heads up to Council members, Community Development Administrator Lori Sywensky warns, "These needs are not going to go away."
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12 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 8, 2011 at 12:42 AM

    Close the Department. How many people work in that Department anyway. Waste of taxpayer money!

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  2. AnonymousMarch 8, 2011 at 6:08 AM

    anon 1243 - agreed.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 8, 2011 at 6:15 AM

    i believe shaffers salary is paid by CDBG monies. when the monies are cut her salary should be cut. she'll have less to do

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  4. AnonymousMarch 8, 2011 at 7:18 AM

    Everybody knows there's no more money and our spender bender tab is finally coming due. We've tapped out our next several generations and are out of options. The complaining of the day, from Wisconsin to Easton, is primarily among those whose gravy train has reached its final destination. The cuts and ongoing cutting culture are certainly "disastrous" to Schaffer and all those who work in the bureaucracy industry.

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  5. Bernie O'HareMarch 8, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    "Waste of taxpayer money!"

    Actually, most of the local street projects you see are funded w/ CDBG money, from Glendon to Pen Argyl.

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  6. Bernie O'HareMarch 8, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    "Waste of taxpayer money!"

    Actually, most of the local street projects you see are funded w/ CDBG money, from Glendon to Pen Argyl.

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  7. Jon GeetingMarch 8, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    You have yet to call out Charlie Dent for voting to cut these funds. Are you sorry you helped enable this by advocating that he be reelected?

    Anonymous 7:18 "Everybody knows there's no more money" - That's idiotic. It is impossible for the US to run out of money.

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  8. The Battle Cry of FreedomMarch 8, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    Surprise, surprise the economic train wreck is in our backyard.

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  9. AnonymousMarch 8, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    anon 12:42 and 6:08 - why is that department such a problem? What would happen to the work they do if they went away?

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  10. AnonymousMarch 8, 2011 at 8:50 PM

    It is all taxpayer money. Dump these hack jobs and save money.

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  11. AnonymousMarch 8, 2011 at 11:12 PM

    "It's impossible for the US to run out of money."

    Indeed. As long as we continue to print worthless scrip to continue the Ponzi scheme.

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  12. AnonymousMarch 8, 2011 at 11:42 PM

    get rid of Gracedale ...that`s the money pit

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