Office of Community Development
The Office of Community Development, through its partnerships, programs and administration of funding, pursues its primary goals, guided and defined by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD"), as follows:
To develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and to expand economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income persons. The primary means toward this end are to extend and strengthen partnerships among all levels of government and the private sector, including for- and not-for-profit organizations, and to aid in the production and operation of affordable housing.
The Office of Community Development offers the following programs, guidance, information and opportunities for residents and organizations of the City of Kingston:
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM (CDBG)
FY2024-2028 Citizen Participation Plan
FY2024-2028 Five Year Consolidated Plan
FY2024-2028 Analysis to Impediments to Fair Housing
FY2024-2028 Adopted Five Year Consolidated Plan
FY2025 CDBG Application
** Please be advised, Community Development Advisory Committee Meetings are held at 5:30pm on scheduled meeting days. This is not the same meeting as the Common Council Community Development Committee Meetings which are held at the time scheduled on the City of Kingston's Meetings Calendar under Community Development.
The Office of Community Development no longer offers an owner-occupied Residential Housing Rehabilitation Program. We have however, partnered with RUPCO who will be administering a First Time Homebuyer Program (FTHB) to help those who are income eligible become homeowners within the City of Kingston. For further information onthe FTHB please contact: RUPCO at 845-331-2140 or visit their website at https://rupco.org/city-of-kingston-first-time-home-buyer-grant/
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Contact Information
City Hall
420 Broadway
Kingston, NY 12401
Director:
Amanda L. Bruck
Phone: (845) 334-3930
Email
Administrative Assistant:
Amee Peterson
Phone: (845) 334-3960
Email
ADDITIONAL LINKS
OCD-CDBG Policy & Procedure
OCD Standard Operation Procedures for Environmental Reviews (SOP ER)
CDBG Applications
CDBG Annual Action Plans (AAP's)
CDBG Consolidated Annual Performance Report Evaluations (CAPER's)
CDBG Consolidated Action Plans (5 Year AP's)
Analysis of Impediments - Fair Housing Plan
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Advisory Committee consists of the full membership of the Common Council's Standing Committee on Community Development (CCCDC) and up to eight residents of the City of Kingston:
Steven Schabot, Chair, Ward 8
Sara Pasti, Ward 1
Michael Tierney, Ward 2
Jeanne Edwards, Ward 4
Michele Hirsch, Ward 9
Jennifer Bloom
Muhammad Shabbir
Carin Jean White
Cassandra Dassie
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