Huachuca City holds public hearing on expected $516,000 CDBG allocation; staff seeks resident project ideas
March 21, 2026 | Huachuca City, Cochise County, Arizona
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Huachuca City officials and a Southeastern Arizona Council of Governments (SEAGO) representative held a public hearing March 21 to gather resident suggestions for using an expected FY2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) regional-account award of about $516,000.
SEAGO presenter William Osborne walked the council and audience through CDBG eligible activities — public infrastructure, community facilities, housing rehabilitation, public services and economic development — and described the funding streams available: a regional account retained for the service area, a Colonias set-aside, and State Special Projects (SSP) funding. Osborne said SEAGO provides application and technical-assistance support and stressed that many awards favor "shovel-ready" projects with completed designs and environmental reviews.
The mayor and council reviewed program constraints: regional-account implementation funding is typically one project per jurisdiction on a multi-year cycle, the project must meet a low/moderate-income benefit test (51% or more beneficiaries), and some categories have percentage limits for eligible activities. Osborne noted that Cochise County’s SEAGO allocation for 2026 is approximately $515,000 and that Huachuca City’s population has an estimated 55% qualifying low/moderate-income share, which increases eligibility for many projects.
Councilmembers and staff asked residents to propose specific, documentable projects at the hearing so ideas can be included in the town’s resolution and future application materials. Osborne advised using SSP or planning grants to fund engineering and design so construction dollars from CDBG would not be spent on preliminary plans. Mayor Johann Wallace said the town will compile the list of ideas collected at the hearing and publish it for further public input.
No final project selection or award decision was made at the hearing; the Council later closed the hearing and adjourned.
SEAGO presenter William Osborne walked the council and audience through CDBG eligible activities — public infrastructure, community facilities, housing rehabilitation, public services and economic development — and described the funding streams available: a regional account retained for the service area, a Colonias set-aside, and State Special Projects (SSP) funding. Osborne said SEAGO provides application and technical-assistance support and stressed that many awards favor "shovel-ready" projects with completed designs and environmental reviews.
The mayor and council reviewed program constraints: regional-account implementation funding is typically one project per jurisdiction on a multi-year cycle, the project must meet a low/moderate-income benefit test (51% or more beneficiaries), and some categories have percentage limits for eligible activities. Osborne noted that Cochise County’s SEAGO allocation for 2026 is approximately $515,000 and that Huachuca City’s population has an estimated 55% qualifying low/moderate-income share, which increases eligibility for many projects.
Councilmembers and staff asked residents to propose specific, documentable projects at the hearing so ideas can be included in the town’s resolution and future application materials. Osborne advised using SSP or planning grants to fund engineering and design so construction dollars from CDBG would not be spent on preliminary plans. Mayor Johann Wallace said the town will compile the list of ideas collected at the hearing and publish it for further public input.
No final project selection or award decision was made at the hearing; the Council later closed the hearing and adjourned.
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