CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN
The Town of Amite City has adopted the following Citizen Participation Plan to meet the citizen participation
requirements of Section 508 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. The Town
of Amite City is committed through adoption of this plan to full and total involvement of all residents of the
community in the composition, implementation and assessment of its Louisiana Community Development Block
Grant (LCDBG) Program. Attempts will be made to reach all citizens, with particular emphasis on participation
by persons of low and moderate income, residents of slum and blighted areas and of areas in which funds are
proposed to be used. A copy of this plan will be made available to the public upon request.
As part of the citizen participation requirements and to maximize citizen interaction, the Town of Amite City
shall
1. Provide citizens with reasonable and timely access to local meetings, information and records
relating to the State's proposed method of distribution, as required by the Secretary, and relating to the actual
use of funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended;
2. Provide for public hearings to obtain views and respond to proposals and questions at all stages of
the community development program. These hearings will consist of the development of needs and proposed
activities and review of program performance. These hearings will be held after adequate notice, a minimum of
five calendar days, at times and locations convenient to potential or actual beneficiaries with accommodations
for persons with disabilities;
3. Provide for and encourage citizen participation with particular emphasis on participation by persons
of low and moderate income who are residents of slum and blighted areas and of areas in which funds are
proposed to be used;
4. Provide for technical assistance to groups representative of persons of low and moderate income that
request such assistance in developing proposals;
5. Where applicable, identify how the needs of non-English speaking residents will be met in the case of
public hearings; and
6. Provide for a formal written procedure which will accommodate a timely written response, within
fifteen days where practicable, to written complaints and grievances. Written minutes of the hearings and an
attendance roster will be maintained by the Town of Amite City .
Public Notice
Town of Amite City
LCDBG Clearance Program Public Hearing and Application Review
Public Hearing Date: Monday, October 27, 2025
Time: 5pm
Location:
Town of Amite City
212 East Oak Street
Amite, LA 70422
The public hearing to address LCDBG application submittal will be held approximately
41 calendar days prior to the deadline for submission of the application for the current funding cycle.
The Citizen Participation Plan will be available at the hearing. The public notice for this hearing will
state that the following will be discussed:
a) 6 million dollars is available for proposed community development, with $750,000 dollars
available for cities and 500,000 available for towns;
b) The range of activities that may be undertaken, are the demolition of dilapidated, and
unsafe structures, clearing of the property and the reasonable leveling of the property.
The full $500,000 dollars will be used for activities that will benefit persons of low
and moderate income.
c) The plans of the Town of Amite City for minimizing displacement of persons as a
result of activities assisted with such funds and the benefits to be provided by the
Town of Amite City to persons actually displaced as a result of such activities; and
d) The addresses of the properties applied for in the clearance program are as follows:
1. 805 NW Central Ave.
2. 407 SE Central Ave.
3. 505 SE Central Ave.
4. 409 E. Cherry St.
5. 305 E. Chestnut St.
6. 415 E. Chestnut St.
7. 700 Church St.
8. 102 S. Duncan Ave.
9. 411 E. Factory St.
10. 509 E. Factory St.
11. 508 S. Fifth St.
12. 208 Hickory St.
13. 404 S. Laurel St.
14. 404 S. Laurel St. (2nd building)
15. 617 N. Laurel St.
16. 604 Leo Collins Sr. St.
17. 406 W. Magnolia St.
18. 409 W. Magnolia St.
19. 505 W. Magnolia St.
20. 605 W. Magnolia St.
21. 212 McKnight Lane
22. 311 E. Mulberry St.
23. 415 E. Mulberry St.
24. 230 E. Palmetto (MLK)
25. 411 E. Palmetto (MLK)
26. 514 W. Palmetto (MLK)
27. 307 W. Palmetto (MLK)
28. 310 W. Palmetto (MLK)
29. 601 W. Palmetto (MLK)
30. 605 W. Palmetto (MLK)
31. 107 S. Myrtle St.
32. 200 S. Myrtle St.
33. 309 S. Myrtle St.
34. 502 W. Olive St.
35. 511 W. Pine St.
36. 513 W. Pine St.
37. 513 Richardson St.
38. 603 Richardson St.
39. 603 Richardson St. (2 nd house)
40. 603 Richardson St. (3 rd house)
41. 603 Richardson St. (4 th house)
42. 603 Richardson St. (5 th house)
43. 507 South St.
44. 310 South Third St.
45. 500 South Third St.
46. 504 South Third St.
47. 516 South Third St.
48. 715 Spellman Lane
49. 304 Sycamore St.
50. 414 Sycamore St.
e) The proposed activities are expected to cost $500,000 dollars. All citizens, particularly
residents of low and moderate income or of slum and blighted areas, are encouraged to
submit their views and proposals regarding community development and housing
needs. Those citizens unable to attend this hearing may submit their views and
proposals to:
Town of Amite City
212 East Oak Street
Amite, LA 70422
The notice will also state that accommodations will be made for individuals with disabilities and limited English
proficiency provided a 5 days’ notice is received by the Town of Amite City.
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f) We expect to turn in the Clearance Program application by December 16, 2025.
g) The application is available for review at:
Town of Amite City
212 East Oak Street
Amite, LA 70422
Monday- Thursday 9am to 3pm
All citizens, particularly those affected by the proposed project, are encouraged to review the proposed
application and submit any written comments on the application to:
Town of Amite City
212 East Oak Street
Amite, LA 70422
II.
III.
GRANTEE PERFORMANCE
The Town of Amite City will hold one performance hearing to solicit the public's opinion of the
effectiveness of the LCDBG Program. The manner of notification will be the same as previously described
for all public hearings. Notification will be made in the official journal approximately 5 calendar days
prior to the anticipated submittal of close‐out documents to the State, and will indicate the date, time,
and place of the performance hearing, and invite comments and opinions on the LCDBG activities
implemented under the FY 2026 Clearance LCDBG Program being closed out. The notice will also state
that accommodations will be made for disabled and non‐English speaking persons provided a 5 day
notice is received by the Town of Amite City.
This notice shall invite all interested parties, particularly those low to moderate income residents in the
target area to attend.
The hearing will be held no sooner than five calendar days from the publication date of said notice.
CONSIDERATION OF OBJECTION TO APPLICATION
Persons wishing to object to approval of an application by the State may make such objection known to:
Office of Community Development
Division of Administration
Post Office Box 94095
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804‐9095
The State will consider objections made only on the following grounds:
A. The application description of needs and objectives is plainly inconsistent with available facts
and data;
B. The activities to be undertaken are plainly inappropriate to meeting the needs and
objectives identified by the applicant; and
C. The application does not comply with the requirements set forth in the Final Statement or
other applicable laws.
Such objections should include both an identification of the requirements not met and, in the case of
objections relative to (1) above, the complainant must supply the data upon which he/she relied upon
to support his/her objection.