Neighborhood Services Division

Community Meetings
Federal HUD Grants
Proposed Action Plan

Public Hearings & Community Meetings

Do you have ideas on what would make your neighborhood a better place to live
Usted tiene ideas en que haría su vecindad un lugar mejor para vivir?

The City of Abilene wants to hear from you!
La Ciudad de Abilene desea oír de usted!

You are invited to a discussion session regarding neighborhood needs.
Usted esta invitado a una discusión con respecto a las necesidades de su vecindario.

Invite a neighbor!
Invite a un vecino!

Download our flyer (PDF)

Public Hearings

April 19, 2021 from 10:00am - 11:00am
The Abilene Zoo
2070 Zoo Lane
Classroom A Administration

Community Meetings

Meeting #1
Monday, April 19, 2021 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Friendship House North
2701 Hickory
Meeting #2
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
GV Daniels Rec Center
541 N 8th St
Meeting #3
Thursday, April 22, 2021 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sears Park Rec Center
2250 Ambler Ave
Meeting #4
Monday, April 26, 2021 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Cobb Park Rec Center
2302 State St
Meeting #5
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Rose Park Rec Center
2601 S. 7th St
Meeting #6
Thursday, April 29, 2021 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Rose Park Senior Center
2625 S. 7th St

Guiding Principles

The Neighborhood Services Division is founded on five principles. These principles state that Neighborhood Services will:

Build and support neighborhood leadership
Change the community mindset of advocate neighborhoods
Focus service efforts on achieving neighborhood stability
Respect neighborhood identity
Secure a resource commitment for neighborhoods

Neighborhood Services also administers two programs that provide grants/loans of varying amounts to repair or rehabilitate homes owned and occupied by low or moderate income homeowners. These services are available only to residents of the City of Abilene. Minority and/or women-owned contracting firms are encouraged to participate in this program.

Programs

Complete applications (make certain to answer all questions), then submit them with required documentation to Neighborhood Services.

Critical Repair
First Time Homebuyer
Neighborhood Revitalization
Single Family Rehab

Critical Repair Program

The Critical Repair Program is designed to assist Single Family owner occupied homes with critical repair problems that are a detriment to life, safety, or health of occupants, which require immediate action. These are homes where handicap accessibility is needed, or with:

Leaks in roofs
No water, gas, heat, electrical service
Open sewers

The Critical Repair Program will only correct problems deemed a critical situation.

Download the Critical Repair Program Application (PDF).

Grants

The Neighborhood Services Division is responsible for administering two federal grants:

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)

To remain eligible for the grants, the City must submit a five-year strategic plan - the 2015 to 2019 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development - and the 2015 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice Study- to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in August 2015. The City must submit an annual One-Year Action Plan that outlines proposed projects and allocations for both programs.

In April 2001, the Abilene Community Excellence (ACE) Task Force recommended building upon the existing neighborhood program concepts in the Planning and Development Services. As a result, combining aspects of the Neighborhood Initiatives (CDBG/HOME) Division with the Planning Services Division enables us to develop a more comprehensive Neighborhood Services Division.