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Saope of Citizen Participation Citizens will be involved in all stages of the CDBG program, including the development of the application, the tlousing Assistance Plan, pro- gram implementation, assessment of performance, and design of changes in the Citizen Participation Plan. There will be three general mechan- zsms for their involvement: the Advisory Committee; public hearings and ad hoc community meetzngs; and individual citizen efforts in the form of comments, complaints, or inquiries submitted directly to the Planning Director and/or Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners. W.S. (Butch) Chandler, Jr., Planning Director can be reached at 786-9217, Cabarrus County Courthouse. Participation in the DEVELOPb~NT OF THE APPLICATION will occur as follows: two public hearings, open no the entire community, will be held during the initial stage of the pre-application development process. They will provide an opportunity for citizens no identify community development needs, propose projects, and assist in the over- all development of an overall CDBG strategy for Cabarrus County. Upon being invited to submit a full application, two public hearings will be held to solicit citizen comments on the application prior [o submission to HUD. Citizen proposals for the application v~ll receive timely response. If submitted in writing to the County a ~itten response will be provided within fifteen (15) working days. Every effort will be made to respond to all proposals prior to the final hearing on the application. Advisor~ Committee proposals and comments with regard to development of the application will be obtained an Committee meetings called eiCher at the request of Committee members or program officials. The public is invited no attend these meetings. Notices of all Advisory Committee meetings will be published in the Concord Tribune.