During the regularly scheduled County Council Meeting on Monday, March 1, 2021, Dorchester County will hold a public hearing at the Dorchester County Human Services building, 500 North Main Street, Summerville, SC 29483. The purpose of the public hearing is to solicit public input on community needs for housing, public facilities, economic development and other identified priorities. At this public hearing, Dorchester County will provide the results of its needs assessment and the activities which might be undertaken to meet identified needs, including the estimated amounts available to be used for activities that will benefit persons of low and moderate income.
This public hearing and the matters to be discussed are subject to the provisions of the Dorchester County Citizen Participation Plan. The Plan was developed in anticipation of participation in the State of South Carolina's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, providing for the participation of the citizens of Dorchester County in the planning and implementation of community and economic development projects which will involve CDBG funds. The Citizen Participation Plan is available for review at the Dorchester County Human Services building, 500 North Main Street, Summerville SC 29483 from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday. Persons with questions or comments concerning the public hearing or the Citizen Participation Plan may contact Kathryn Basha, Dorchester-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments, 5790 Casper Padgett Way, North Charleston, South Carolina 29406, Telephone number (843) 529-0400.
Dorchester County does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status or disability in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its federally assisted programs or activities. Julie Byars, Kenneth F. Waggoner Services Center, 201 Johnston Street, St. George, SC 29477, 843-563-0100 has been designated to coordinate compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements contained in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s regulations. If auxiliary aids are required please notify the above- designated person seventy-two (72) hours before the meeting.
