First Name | Christine |
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Last Name | Viterelli |
Email Address | Non-web submitted comment |
Affiliation | The City of Arvin |
Subject | 3- Year Investment Plan Comments |
Comment | While we are greatful for the opportunity these projects create, there is widening GAP in the ability of small rural communities to avail themselves to both the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities as well as the Transformative Climate Communities programs. This is largely because those programs have very large match requirements that is not feasible for small disadvantaged rural communities. We would respectfully request the development of smaller grant programs that focus on strategies for rural DACs to implement these valuable programs on a smaller scale. Small DACs are subject to multiple socioeconomic and environmental challenges and cannot compete with larger communities when the match is set so high yet we are typically burdened by the heaviest of Ozone/PM pollution, contaminated water, pesticides, and oil well contamination. We are the target demographic for these programs, and I sincerely urge you to create off-shoot programs that are feasible for small, rural DACs. In Gratitude, Christine |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2018-11-13 11:18:51 |
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