| Washington, D.C. – Leaders from
five national organizations - The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM), the
National League of Cities (NLC), the National Association of Counties (NACo), National
Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO), and Local Initiatives
Support Corporation (LISC) - along with a coalition of local officials and business
leaders will hold a press conference on Wednesday, March 15th at 10:00am at the
National Press Club to release the results of a national survey that shows the devastating
economic impact of recent cuts to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program on
the nation’s communities. Designed by NAHRO at the request of the coalition, the
survey specifically highlights the impact of FY ’06 federal cuts to the program and
raises awareness of the ‘real-world’ effect of these cuts. Though the CDBG
program is acknowledged by the Administration as successful, coalition members believe
recent funding reductions represent a consistent chipping away of the program toward its
complete decimation. The coalition is taking its fight to Congress in an effort to restore
CDBG to its full formula funding for Fiscal Year 2007.
WHO:
- Montez Martin, National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
Vice-President Clarksburg, WV Councilmember Jim Hunt, National League of Cities President
- Akron, OH Mayor Don L. Plusquellic, The United States Conference of Mayors
Past-President
- Colleen Landkamer, National Association of Counties President-Elect
- Michael Rubinger, Local Initiatives Support Coalition President and CEO
- Roger Platt, Real Estate Roundtable
WHAT:
- PRESS CONFERENCE TO RELEASE CDBG SURVEY OF THE IMPACT OF FUNDING CUTS ON AMERICA’S
COMMUNITIES
WHEN
- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2006 - 10:00AM
WHERE
- NATIONAL PRESS CLUB, HOLEMAN LOUNGE
529 14th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Members of the coalition to fight CDBG cuts include:
American Federation of State County Municipal Employees, Council of State County
Development Agencies, Enterprise Community Partners, Habitat for Humanity International,
Housing Assistance Council, International Economic Development Council, National
Association for County Community and Economic Development, National Association of
Counties, National Association of Development Organizations, National Association of
Housing and Redevelopment Officials, National Association of Local Housing Finance
Agencies, National Community Development Association, National Conference of Black Mayors,
National Housing Committee, National League of Cities, National Low Income Housing
Coalition, National Neighbor Works Association, National Rural Housing Coalition, United
States Conference of Mayors.
Contact:
Elena Temple, USCM 202-861-6719/etemple@usmayors.org
Sherry Conway Appel, NLC 202-441-3160/appel@nlc.org
Tom Goodman, NACO 202-942-4222/tgoodman@naco.org
Mary Barron, NAHRO 202-289-3500/mbarron@nahro.org
Barbara Burnham, LISC 202-739-0896/bburnham@liscnet.org |
