Public Meeting for 2023 Annual Action Plan

April 18, 2023

The staff of the Lancaster County Redevelopment and City of Lancaster’s Department of Community Planning and Economic Development will be holding a public meeting to review each organization’s Annual Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2023.

The meeting will be held at 3:00 pm on Thursday, April 20th at the offices of the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Lancaster, located at 28 Penn Square, Suite 100, Lancaster PA 17603, or virtually over Zoom.

Please reach out to Jocelynn Ritchey at [email protected] with any questions or written comments on the plan.

The Annual Action Plan serves as the formal application to HUD for entitlement grant funds received for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs.

Lancaster County is expected to received $2,891,771 in CDBG funds, $258,410 in ESG funds, and the City and County HOME Consortium will received $1,974,295 which will be split based on the 2023 Participating Members Percentage published by HUD in March 2023.

A copy of the Citizen Summary and Draft Plan are available for download below:

June 23, 2022

The Lancaster County Redevelopment Authority, on behalf of the County of Lancaster, will submit the Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) no later than August 16th, 2022.

A draft of the Annual Action Plan is currently available for public review and comment between Friday, June 24, 2022 and Wednesday, July 27, 2022 prior to the meeting of the Lancaster County Commissioners.  A copy of the draft plan is available at the link below.  A public meeting will be held at 3:00 pm on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 via Zoom to review the contents of the plan.  If you would like to attend the public meeting, or provide a comment on the plan please reach out to Jocelynn Ritchey, Manager – Planning and Resource Development at [email protected] or via phone at (717) 394-0793 ext. 210.

Un borrador del Plan de acción anual está actualmente disponible para revisión y comentarios públicos entre el viernes 24 de junio de 2022 y el miércoles 27 de julio de 2022 antes de la reunión de los comisionados del condado de Lancaster. Una copia del borrador del plan está disponible en el siguiente enlace. Se llevará a cabo una reunión pública a las 3:00 p. m. del martes 26 de julio de 2022 a través de Zoom para revisar el contenido del plan. Si desea asistir a la reunión pública o proporcionar un comentario sobre el plan, comuníquese con Jocelynn Ritchey, Gerente de Planificación y Desarrollo de Recursos en [email protected] o por teléfono al (717) 394-0793 ext. 210.

DRAFT – 2022 Annual Action Plan

December 6, 2021

Lancaster County and Lancaster City have released the Draft HOME-ARP Allocation Plan and welcome public comment on the plan.

A public hearing on the plan will be held on December 21, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. via zoom. Contact Michaela Allwine at [email protected]  or 717.394.0793 ext. 226 for information to join the virtual public hearing.

A survey to provide feedback on plan priorities is available at https://www.lchra.com/home-arp-survey/. 

Copies of the plan and the Citizen Summary are attached and can be downloaded below.  For any questions about the plan, data, or HOME-ARP funding source please contact Jocelynn Ritchey at [email protected], public comments may also be submitted to Jocelynn via email, phone at 717.394.0793 ext. 210, or mailed to her attention at Lancaster County Redevelopment Authority, 28 Penn Square, Suite 200, Lancaster PA 17603.

March 30, 2021
The second Substantial Change to the Annual Action Plan for 2019 includes the allocation of the second round of CARES funds through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Public Law 116-136. These funds will be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19). 

The public comment period for the Plan begins with this notice (April 1, 2021) and ends prior to the Lancaster County Board of Commissioner’s meeting on April 13, 2021.

Written comments should be addressed to Aimee Tyson, Lancaster County Redevelopment Authority, 28 Penn Square, Suite 200, Lancaster, PA 17603 or [email protected].

A virtual public meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 4:00 PM to provide the general public with an opportunity to review and comment on Lancaster County’s Fiscal Year Substantial Change to the 2019 Annual Action Plan. Contact [email protected] to obtain information to join the meeting. 

March 26, 2021

Lancaster County and Lancaster City have released the 2021-2025 Consolidated Plan and 2021 Annual Action Plan and welcome public comment on the plan. 

A public hearing on the plan will be held on April 27, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. via zoom. Contact Aimee Tyson at [email protected] for information to join the virtual public hearing.

Copies of the plan and the Citizen Summary can be downloaded below: