PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

On or about March 19, 2010, Brown County Government
intends to apply to the Indiana Offi ce of
Community and Rural Affairs for a grant from the
Offi ce of Community and Rural Affair’s Community
Focus Fund of the State Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) program. This program
is funded by Title I of the federal Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974, as amended.
These funds are to be used for a community
development project that will include the following
activities: design and construct an EMS station
for Brown County. The total amount of CDBG
funds to be requested is $500,000. The amount
of CDBG funds proposed to be used for activities
that will benefi t low- and moderate-income persons
is $301,750. The Applicant also proposes to
expend an estimated $61,330 in non-CDBG funds
on the project. These non-CDBG funds will be derived
from the following sources: Brown County
Government LOIT Public Safety fund $55,200,
In-Kind match approved by OCRA $4,430, Philanthropic
match from local citizens $1,700.
Brown County Government will hold a public
hearing on December 22, 2009, at 6:30 p.m., in the
Brown County Annex Building conference room
to provide interested parties an opportunity to express
their views on the proposed federally funded
CDBG project. Persons with disabilities or non-
English speaking persons who wish to attend the
public hearing and need assistance should contact
Holly M. Catron, PMP, P.O. Box 37, Nashville, IN
47448, 812-343-8554 not later than December 19,
2009. Every effort will be made to make reasonable
accommodations for these persons.
Information related to this project will be available
for review prior to the public hearing as of December
10, 2009 at the offi ce the Brown County Resource
Manager located at 201 Locust, Nashville,
IN 47448 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Interested citizens are invited to provide comments
regarding these issues either at the public hearing
or by prior written statement. Written comments
should be submitted to Holly M. Catron, PMP,
Brown County Resource Manager, P.O. Box 37,
Nashville, IN 47448 no later than December 19,
2009 in order to ensure placement of such comments
in the offi cial record of the public hearing
proceedings. A plan to minimize displacement and
provide assistance to those displaced has been prepared
by Brown County Government and is also
available to the public. This project will result in
no displacement of any persons or businesses. For
additional information concerning the proposed
project, please contact Holly Catron, PMP, Brown
County Resource Manager - 812-343-8554 – or
write to Holly M. Catron, PMP, Brown County
Resource Manager, P.O. Box 37, Nashville, IN
47448.
December 9, 2009 09-351