There are more than 100 unsafe structures in San Marcos, and the city is considering investing thousands of federal dollars — and local dollars, if needed — to rehabilitate them.
A new Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program year is starting soon, and the San Marcos City Council held a public hearing Tuesday night to discuss how the city will allocate the money, which comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Aaron Harris, community initiatives program administrator, gave a presentation to council on the CDBG Action Plan for Program Year 2019 and the applications the city received for funding. HUD will give the city $680,998 for the program year — an increase of 4.5 percent over the funding received for Program Year 2018, Harris said.
