Announcements and Public Notices
The Office for Community Development welcomes public input and participation in its public hearings and meetings. Public hearings and meeting notices are posted here, on Facebook @HolyokeOCD and outside the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall. Check back often and feel free to attend!
Persons requesting accessibility or translation services for this document are asked to call the City of Holyoke Office for Community Development at 413-322-5610 in advance of meetings.
Request for Release of Funds and Finding of No Significant Impact
Library Commons II Environmental Review Public Notice- April 19, 2024
City of Holyoke Office for Community Development
Draft FY2024 Annual Action Plan
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Holyoke-Chicopee-Westfield HOME Consortium (HOME)
Public hearing, review and comment of the draft prior to submission to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development on how the City of Holyoke and the Consortium intend to allocate Federal funds.
Public Hearing on Wed. April 10, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
City Hall Annex, 4th Floor Conference Room, 20 Korean Veterans Plaza, Holyoke MA
Public comment on the draft is welcome until April 30, 2024 at 4:30pm EST.
Send comments to zoellera@holyoke.ma.us or call 413-322-5610.
Draft available at www.holyoke.org, on Facebook @HolyokeOCD, in person by appointment, or will be emailed upon request starting March 27, 2024. Translation or accessibility services upon request.
Development of the FY2024 Annual Plan for submittal to HUD is underway. The FY2024 Annual Plan Schedule is the one stop for all meetings and opportunities to participate in the City's CDBG/HOME grant application to HUD.
The FY2024 CDBG Proposals have been released for review by the Mayor, City Council, and the Citizens Advisory Committee.
2024 is the 50th Anniversary of the Community Development Block Grant Program!
Watch for National Community Development Week highlights from April 1-5, 2024!
#CDWeek2024
The City of Chicopee’s Office of Community Development will once again sponsor a series of rental property owner sessions. The sessions will be held on three consecutive Wednesday evenings, April 17th, April 24th, and May 1st.
The workshops will cover:
Workshop 1. The Rules of the Game
Topics: Finding the right tenant: Advertising Your Property; Applications and Screening, and Rental Agreements vs. leases; and Fair Housing Do’s and Don’ts.
Workshop 2. Avoiding Code Problems.
Topics: The Implied Warranty of Habitability. Complying with the recently revised State Sanitary Code, other building codes; Massachusetts lead paint requirements and the federal Repair, Renovation and Painting (RRP) requirements; and the Importance of Inspections and Documenting Conditions (before and during the tenancy).
Workshop 3. Rights, Responsibilities and Evictions.
Topics: Mutual Expectations and Requirements; Strategies for Building a Successful Landlord-Tenant Relationship; and the Changing Face of the Eviction Process
The sessions are free to Holyoke property owners. You need not attend all three sessions, but we strongly recommend that you pre-register for the dates you wish to attend. To register call Chicopee the Office of Community Development at 413-594-1490 or electronically to jdias@chicopeema.gov.
