HUNTINGTON â During their meeting Monday, Huntington City Council members approved the 2021 fiscal yearâs annual action plan for the city.
Huntington Municipal Development Authority Executive Director Cathy Burns told council members that the motion would appropriate Huntingtonâs entitlement funds, which come from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Three areas of funds are Community Development Block Grant, Home Investment Partnership and the Emergency Solutions Grants programs. In each area, Huntingtonâs allocations are CDBG funds in the amount of $1,726,909, the Home Investment funds in the amount of $672,628 and $153,406 in ESG funds.
âWhat weâre recommending under the block grant program would be activities, many of which are recurring projects that the city has undertaken,â Burns said to the council.
HUNTINGTON â Children hunted for eggs, played games and ate pizza during Fridayâs Easter Egg Bash at the Fairfield East Community Center in Huntington.
The free event was organized as a way to celebrate the centerâs reopening, and other activities, like coloring eggs, were also available as a way for children to celebrate the upcoming holiday.
The Fairfield East Community Center, which has a mission of getting teenagers and kids involved in activities to keep them busy and off the streets, reopened a couple weeks ago after being closed due to COVID-19 restrictions. It is open from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. daily and offers a gym, computer room, outdoor playground and more.