Anacortes staff outlines 2026 CDBG plan, recommends shelter HVAC, ADA doors and community services funding
March 10, 2026 | Anacortes, Skagit County, Washington
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Stephanie Snyder, Anacortes's community development coordinator, told the City Council during a public hearing on March 9 that the city is at the mid-point of its five-year consolidated plan and is preparing its 2026 CDBG action plan. Snyder said Anacortes participates in a regional consortium with Skagit County and Mount Vernon to qualify for CDBG funds and reported a current HUD drawdown balance of $1,360.
Snyder reviewed what CDBG can fund and explained federal timing and compliance requirements. She said staff received five applications for 2026 including reroofing work for the Anacortes Housing Authority, an HVAC replacement for the Anacortes Family Center emergency shelter, public services requests from Community Action of Skagit County, and three ADA-access doorways requested by the Salvation Army.
Because HUD allocations are small for Anacortes, Snyder recommended a targeted approach: fund Community Action's public services at the 15% cap (to expand local employment services), allocate funding for the AFC emergency-shelter HVAC as an urgent capital need, and fund the Salvation Army's request for $26,000 for ADA doors. She also noted staff would include the city's administrative reimbursement (up to the 20% cap) to cover staff time spent administering the program.
Council members pressed staff on two issues: past federal delays and program eligibility. Snyder said the 2025 allocation was delayed to mid-September because of last year's federal shutdown and pre-screening procedures, which set back some grant draws. On eligibility, staff explained HUD requires public-service awards to be for new or expanded services to meet a regulatory "check-box," which affected which applications were considered.
Snyder said staff will publish a HUD-formatted action plan for a 30-day public comment period that will close April 23, hold a second public hearing and council action on April 27, and submit the approved plan to HUD no later than May 15.
The hearing was informational and no final allocations were approved at the March 9 meeting.
Snyder reviewed what CDBG can fund and explained federal timing and compliance requirements. She said staff received five applications for 2026 including reroofing work for the Anacortes Housing Authority, an HVAC replacement for the Anacortes Family Center emergency shelter, public services requests from Community Action of Skagit County, and three ADA-access doorways requested by the Salvation Army.
Because HUD allocations are small for Anacortes, Snyder recommended a targeted approach: fund Community Action's public services at the 15% cap (to expand local employment services), allocate funding for the AFC emergency-shelter HVAC as an urgent capital need, and fund the Salvation Army's request for $26,000 for ADA doors. She also noted staff would include the city's administrative reimbursement (up to the 20% cap) to cover staff time spent administering the program.
Council members pressed staff on two issues: past federal delays and program eligibility. Snyder said the 2025 allocation was delayed to mid-September because of last year's federal shutdown and pre-screening procedures, which set back some grant draws. On eligibility, staff explained HUD requires public-service awards to be for new or expanded services to meet a regulatory "check-box," which affected which applications were considered.
Snyder said staff will publish a HUD-formatted action plan for a 30-day public comment period that will close April 23, hold a second public hearing and council action on April 27, and submit the approved plan to HUD no later than May 15.
The hearing was informational and no final allocations were approved at the March 9 meeting.
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