06/10/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/10/2025 13:47
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING #2
The second in a series of two required public hearings in regards to the PY 2025 Community Housing Impact and Preservation Program (CHIP) grant will be held on June 17, 2025 at 11:00 am in the Commissioners Meeting Room, Old Courthouse, 25 West Jefferson Street, Jefferson OH 44047.
Ashtabula County along with the Cities of Ashtabula, Conneaut and Geneva are applying for Community Housing Impact
& Preservation Program funds as a partnership with Ashtabula County acting as the lead agency. As lead agency Ashtabula County intends to submit an application to the Ohio Department of Development Office of Community Enhancement for the PY 2025 CHIP grant in the amount of $1,326,000.00. The application is being prepared by the Planning and Development Department.
The County will be presenting an application for the partnered Community Housing Impact and Preservation Program application in the amount of $1,326,000.00 (Ashtabula County $400,000.00; Ashtabula City $350,000.00; Conneaut City $288,000; Geneva City $288,000) to the Ohio Development Services Agency for the following projects:
Citizens are encouraged to attend this meeting on June 17, 2025 to express their views and comments on the County's PY 2025 Community Housing Impact and Preservation Program grant application for funding. Further information can be obtained by contacting the Ashtabula County Department of Planning and Development at (440) 576-3853; Ashtabula City Community Development and Planning at (440) 992-7154; Conneaut City at (440) 593-7401; or Geneva City at (440) 466-4675 between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm Monday through Friday.
Board of Commissioners
County of Ashtabula, Ohio
Lisa Hawkins, Clerk of the Board
June 10, 2025