Community Development

Responsibilities

The Office of Community Development offers housing rehabilitation grants and loans for low-and-moderate income homeowners and administers a home buyer assistance program for families interested in purchasing a home.  

Programs are generally for the benefit of City of Glens Falls residents, with the exception of the home buyer assistance program which covers Warren County.   For Application materials or to obtain additional information, contact Jim Thatcher, the City’s Community Development Consultant by Email here: Email Jim Thatcher or leave a voice message at (518) 761-3833.  

Resources

• CD Legal Notice for 2020 CAPER 10/08/2021 (PDF)
• City of Glens Falls Community Development Block Grant Program Budget Adjustment Minor Amendment Legal Notice 9/20/2021 (PDF)
• CD Legal Notice for second Public Hearing and DRAFT Action Plan Comments for 2021 (PDF)
• ***NEW***City of Glens Falls DRAFT 2021 CDBG Action Plan for Public Comment-5-2-2021(PDF)
• General CDBG Presentation for FY 2021 Public Hearing on 4-13-2021 (PDF)
• NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING for 2021 Community Development Proposed Budget - April 13, 2021 (PDF)
• Notice of Public Hearing Substantial Amendment for the Program Year 2019 CDBG Program and Proposed Budget for "CDBG-CV311 CARES Act Funding (PDF)
• Public Information Program Year 2019 City of Glens Falls CARES Act Amendment and Proposed CDBG-CV3 Funding (PDF)
• DRIVE Program Guidelines & Application Packet (PDF)
• Legal Notice 12/30/20 City of Glens Falls CDBG Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (PDF)
• 2019 DRAFT CDBG Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report Booklet -    12-30-2020 (PDF)
• Legal Notice for CDBG Minor Budget Amendment 11/18/2020 (PDF)
• Legal Notice - City of Glens Falls Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Minor Budget Amendment (PDF)
• 2020-2024 CDBG Consolidated Plan and Year 1 2020 Annual Action Plan DRAFT (PDF)
• FY 2019 CDBG Amendment with Budget Public Information including CDBG-CV Allocation for 5-26-20 (PDF)
• NOTICE of PUBLIC HEARING for FY 2019 Sub Amendment and CDBG-CV - FINAL for 5-20-20 (PDF)
• Draft of 2018 Community Development’s Fourth Year Action Plan (PDF)
• 2017 to 2018 Year 3 Action Plan (PDF)
• City of Glens Falls Community Development Program - HUD Entitlement Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Budgets (PDF)
• Proposed Draft Community Development 2017 to 2018 Action Plan (PDF)
• Proposed Community Development Budget 2017 to 2018 (PDF)
• Proposed Community Development Budget Contingency Plan 2017 to 2018 (PDF)
• Draft Community Development Action Plan for Year 2 2016 to 2017 and Community Development Preliminary Budget 2016 to 2017 (PDF)
• 2015-2019 City of Glens Falls Consolidated Plan (PDF)
• Annual Community Assessment Report for CDBG, Glens Falls, August 1, 2015 to July 31, 2016 (PDF)
• City of Glens Falls Community Development Fifth Program year (CAPERS) (PDF)
• HUD Community Development Assessment 8/1/17-7/31/18 (PDF)
• Draft 2019 Action Plan Submitted to CHall and Library 4-30-19 (PDF)
• Market Square at South Street Conceptual Layout & Design Public Presentation at Crandall Library by Mayor Daniel Hall 8/13/19 (PDF)
• Draft 2018 Consolidated Action Plan Evaluation Report (CAPER) (PDF)

Applications

• ADK Gateway Home Ownership Program Application 2021 (PDF)