ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The City of Roanoke is holding a pair of public hearings this week to gather input from citizens and community organizations concerning how funding from several housing grant programs should be utilized this year.
“The purpose of today’s meeting is to get your input on what we would like to do with the 2026 funding that we received,” said Desi Wynter, Roanoke City housing programs and policy officer.
Wednesday’s meeting primarily went over the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), which provides funding for the development of housing opportunities, primarily for low-and- middle-income households…