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CITY OF PARIS <br />CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN <br />Relative to Community Development Block Grant Programs <br />1. Introduction <br />A. Purpose: The purpose of this Citizen Participation Plan is to set <br />forth policies and procedures that will be implemented by the City <br />to assure compliance with requirements for Citizen Participation <br />in the planning and implementation of Community Development Block <br />Grant (CDBG) Projects funded by the Housing and Community Development <br />Act of 1974. <br />B. Policy: The City shall: <br />l. Provide citizens with adequate information as to the purpose, <br />requirements, eligible activities and available funds of the <br />CDBG Program prior to application. <br />2. Hold at least two public hearings to obtain citizen views and <br />input to the program development prior to application. <br />3. Provide citizens with adequate opportunity to participate in <br />the development of CDBG applications and their subsequent imp- <br />lementation. <br />II. Plan <br />A. The City shall rely upon two modes of communication in its Citizen <br />Participation process. First, the City shall utilize the Public <br />Hearing as a method to disseminate information and as a debate forum <br />for critical issues in the planning process. Secondly, the City <br />shall utilize the Planning Commission to critically analy2e <br />proposals and offer alternatives during the planning process. <br />1. The Public Hearing shall be used according to the following <br />schedule for the specified purposes: <br />a. October 25, 1976 shall be set as the date for the first <br />Public Hearing be£ore the City Council. Purpose of the <br />Public Hearing will be to receive public opinion and <br />suggested programs. Legal Notice of Public Hearing will <br />be given by publication in the Paris News, ThurSday, <br />October 14, 1976. <br />EXflIBIT "A" <br />