Uniontown facing CDBG reduction
Another reduction in Uniontown’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) will result in the city redevelopment authority making one full-time employee part time, city officials said Wednesday.
The $300,000 the city will receive in CDBG funding this year is the minimum allocation allowed by federal law and represents a 32 percent reduction from 2010 funding levels, said Mark Yauger, executive director of the redevelopment authority.
Uniontown received $322,897 last year and about $394,000 in 2010 through the CDBG program, which directs federal funds to municipalities whose residents meet income qualifications. The money is channeled through the state Department of Community and Economic Development to municipalities.
“We won’t be able to man the phones constantly,” Yauger said about the authority’s office.
He said Teresa Hann who is the authority’s full-time secretary and controller will be made a part-time employee.