Finance Committee Backs HUD Grant Filing for Fiscal 2027
Malden Finance Committee voted 4-0 to recommend HUD community development grant filings.
City Council · Meeting of April 28, 2026
Malden Finance Committee voted 4-0 to recommend HUD community development grant filings. Councillors Carey McDonald, Ari Taylor, Paul Condon, and Jadeane Sica voted to advance to City Council an order authorizing the city's filing with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for fiscal 2027 CDBG grants.
The $1,407,608 level-funded budget includes affordable housing rehabilitation, Linden Park playground upgrades ($402,000), Willow Street State Park improvements ($100,000), ADA pedestrian improvements ($88,000), and warming center operations, with administrative costs at $281,000 plus 20 percent of program income. Section 108 loans will support Riverworks Phase II, Senior Center rehabilitation, and Roosevelt Park.
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Source: the City Council meeting of April 28, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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