NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

CHIP HOUSING CONSORTIUM

DEFIANCE COUNTY –  PAULDING COUNTY –  CITY OF DEFIANCE

PY 2022 COMMUNITY HOUSING IMPACT & PRESERVATION- LEAD ABATEMENT PROGRAM

(CHIP-LAP)

The Ohio Department of Development’s Office of Community Development is has partnered with the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) to make funds available for the Community Housing Impact & Preservation – Lead Abatement Program (CHIP-LAP). The CHIP-LAP Program will include funding for Equipment and/or Lead-Abatement activity costs associated with eliminating lead-based paint hazards in homes receiving CHIP Program Assistance.

Defiance County is the lead entity in the Maumee Valley South CHIP Consortium (MVSCC), which includes Defiance County, Paulding County and the City of Defiance.  Defiance County submitted an application for CHIP funds on June 22, 2022 for funding on behalf of the MVSCC. Defiance County intends to apply for CHIP-LAP funds, with the application deadline of September 28, 2022.

The Public Hearings for the CHIP-LAP Program will be held as follows:

Monday, September 19, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.  in the Defiance County Commissioner’s Chambers located at 500 Court Street, Suite A, Defiance OH  43512.

Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 11 a.m. in the Paulding County Commissioner’s Chambers located at  451 McDonald Pike, Suite E, Paulding OH  45879.

The public hearing gives citizens the opportunity to review and comment on the CHIP-LAP activities. Citizens are encouraged to attend any or all meetings listed above to express their views and comments on the Maumee Valley South CHIP Consortium Program application. If a participant will need auxiliary aids (interpreter, brail, or taped materials, listening device, other) due to a disability, please contact Maumee Valley Planning Organization prior to the meeting date at 419-784-3882 in order to ensure that your needs will be accommodated. The Defiance and Paulding Commissioner’s Chambers are accessible.

Date of Publication: September 8, 2022