PUBLIC HEARING ANNOUNCEMENT
State of Mississippi 2024 Annual Action Plan
Mississippi Home Corporation (MHC) and the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) will conduct three public hearings to obtain input from citizens and for the draft of the 2024 Annual Action Plan prior to the 30-day Public Comment Period and one Public Presentation during the 30-day Public Comment Period. The Annual Action Plan is a requirement of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and sets forth the state’s method of distribution of anticipated program funds under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program, HOME Investments Partnerships (HOME) Program, Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) Program, and the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) Program.
- The First Public Hearing for the 2024 Annual Action Plan to gather citizen views and input will be held on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the Tupelo Police Department located at 400 North Front Street, Tupelo, MS 38804.
- The Second Public Hearing for the 2024 Annual Action Plan to gather citizen views and input will be held on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Central Mississippi Planning and Development District office located at 1020 Centre Pointe Boulevard, Pearl, Mississippi 39208.
- The Third Public Hearing for the 2024 Annual Action Plan to discuss findings of the plan based on citizen input and what the state plans to do with funds based on that input will be held on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Biloxi, Mississippi at MHC’s Annual Housing Conference in the Beau Rivage Hotel located at 875 Beach Boulevard, Biloxi, Mississippi 39530.
The 30-day Public Comment period will begin on April 10, 2024, and end on May 11, 2024. All comments can be sent via email to David Hancock at david.hancock@mshc.com, or via U.S. Mail to David Hancock, 735 Riverside Drive, Jackson, MS, 39202.
Citizens, local officials, nonprofit organizations, stakeholders, and community groups are invited and encouraged to participate. The meeting is accessible to all persons with disabilities. If a translator is needed for non-English speaking persons, please contact Kimberly Stamps at 601-718-4638, or Lisa Maxwell at 601-359-2498 prior to the meeting to accommodate the request. The hearing impaired may contact us at 601-718-4688 or 601-359-3119 (TTY).
MHC and MDA do not discriminate on the basis of disability in admissions or access to or treatment or employment in its programs or activities. We are pledged to the letter and spirit of U.S. Policy for the achievement of equal housing opportunity throughout the Nation. We encourage and support an affirmative advertising and marketing program in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.
