The Lewis County Legislature opened a public hearing on its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding application for program year 2025. The county indicated it may apply for up to $1,500,000 from the New York State CDBG program for community development, public infrastructure, housing, public facilities, small business and economic-development needs.

The hearing was opened for 30 minutes for public comment; no speakers stepped forward during that period, and the chairman closed the hearing with no public comments recorded.

Why it matters: applying for CDBG funds can provide significant support for local infrastructure, housing and economic-development projects. The application and any award would require subsequent project-level decisions and, if awarded, standard grant administration procedures.

Next steps: the record shows the hearing closed with no comments; county staff will proceed with application steps as appropriate.