CDBG Current Projects

Opened in October 2005, Oleson Woods Apartments is a thirty-two (32) unit affordable housing apartment complex located in a naturally wooded area in unincorporated Washington County near Washington Square Mall.  CPAH incorporated and utilized several sustainable and environmentally friendly features into the design and construction of the apartments such as using non-toxic paint inside, Energy Star appliances, and cementitious siding outside.  In addition, the agency preserved and expanded an existing on-site wetlands area. Washington County provided $273,003 of CDBG funds for the construction of the community center.  In addition, the County invested $700,000 of HOME funds into the development of the apartments.  Five assisted HOME units include 1 unit at/or below 50% area median income plus 4 units at/or below 60% area median income.  Overall, the project cost $5.5 million dollars and serves 132 low to moderate income persons.

Centro Cultural is western Washington County's largest provider of programs and services to low to moderate-income Hispanic families.  The agency provides these services to approximately 15,000 persons annually.  In 2003, the agency was awarded $450,000 of CDBG funds (matched with $420,243 of local resources) for the remodeling of 700 square feet of existing space and the construction of an additional 4,200 square feet to the agency's facility located in Cornelius.  The remodeled and expanded facility allows Centro better functionality of its physical plant, and enables the agency to better serve an ever increasing number of beneficiaries. 

CDBG funds were used to pay for design/engineering professional services, the widening of the street to 39 feet, and the construction of speed bumps, sidewalks and gutters on the north side of the street.  The city provided $360,000 to the project.  Overall, the project benefited 1,141 low and moderate-income persons in the service area. 

In 1995, the CDBG program awarded the city of Cornelius $345,000 to pay for professional services and a portion of construction costs associated with improvements along Davis Street from 14th to 19th Avenue.  At the time of award, the street was 30 feet wide, had a substandard road surface, and had no curbs for traffic safety, gutters for storm runoff, or sidewalks for the many pedestrians who use the route.  Additionally, the street was prone to flooding and was dangerous to both pedestrians and vehicles that use the road.