The City of Marietta will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, December 14, at 11 a.m., to discuss priorities for the city’s 2023-2027 Consolidated Plan for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.

The HUD Exchange describes the CDBG Program as follows:

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program provides annual grants on a formula basis to states, cities, and counties to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income persons.

Recipients of these federal grants are required to prepare an annual action plan.

For more information about the public meeting, see the announcement from the Marietta website we’ve reprinted below:

“MARIETTA – A Public Input Meeting will be held at 11:00AM on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 268 Lawrence Street, Suite 200 Marietta, Georgia to help set funding priorities for the 2023-2027 Consolidated Plan for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. Funding received through this program is allocated to various activities that serve the needs of low and moderate-income residents of Marietta, GA, and the Consolidated Plan helps to set funding priorities and goals/objectives of the program.

“The meeting will give an overview of the CDBG program and its current projects and allow participants to discuss needs within the community.

“Please direct all comments/inquiries to: Kelsey Thompson-White, 268 Lawrence Street, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30060; Telephone: 770-794-5437 or e-mail to: kthompson@mariettaga.gov.

“The City of Marietta supports Equal Opportunity and Fair Housing and does not discriminate in any of its programs based on race, color, creed, ethnicity, sex, familial status, age, religion, or disability. No displacement will occur because of the activities described herein.

“Should displacement occur, the City of Marietta will implement the provisions required by CFR 570.606. The City does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission of, access to, or treatment of, or employment, the programs and activities described herein.

“An interpreter is available upon request to assist persons with limited English proficiency. Any requests for reasonable accommodation required by an individual to fully participate in any open meetings, programs, or activities of the Community Development Division should be directed to: Kelsey Thompson-White, 268 Lawrence Street, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30060.”

About the City of Marietta

The City of Marietta is the county seat of Cobb County. The latest estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau puts the population of the city at 60,867 which makes it the largest city in Cobb County by population.

However, the city is in a neck-and-neck race with fast-growing Smyrna, whose population was 56,666 at the last estimate.

Here are a few fast facts from the Census Bureau