The City of Pittsburgh is conducting a survey to help determine how to allocate federal money in community development.  Make your voice heard by filling out the survey (attached) and either emailing it (you should be able to fill it in directly), snail mail, or faxing:

sue.scheuring@city.pittsburgh.pa.us

Susan Scheuring
Program Supervisor for Community Development
City Planning Department, City of Pittsburgh
200 Ross Street - 2nd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Phone: (412) 255-2667
Fax: (412) 393-0151

More info at: http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cp/html/community_development.html

Surveys are due by FRIDAY, December 18th.  Sorry for the late notice, but I only happened across it today when reading a post at bike-pgh.org.  I have no idea what amount of funds are at stake, but every bit helps!

Cheers,
-Jeremy Black
Heberton St.


City of Pittsburgh Planning Survey

The City of Pittsburgh is in the process of preparing its Five Year Consolidated Plan and One Year Annual Action Plan. These plans will guide how the City allocates Federal funding across our communities. Federal funds to be allocated include programs such as Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership (HOME), Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA).

As part of the planning process, the City of Pittsburgh is sending out this questionnaire to obtain input from citizens on the needs of the City and to compile ideas that the residents would like to see funded under the CDBG, HOME, ESG, HOPWA Programs.

Your answers to this survey will help us to understand what City of Pittsburgh Citizens value and want for the future of their communities. Please take the time to fill out this confidential survey and mail it to Susan Scheuring, Program Supervisor for Community Development: