NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT Wake County will hold a public hearing on Monday, October 7, 2024, at 5 p.m. in the Wake County Justice Center, 300 S. Salisbury St., Raleigh, 2nd Floor, Room 2700. To sign up to speak, submit a comment or livestream the meeting, please visit the Wake County Board of Commissioners meeting schedule page.

The purpose of the public hearing is to gather feedback on Wake County’s affordable housing and community development needs, barriers to fair housing, and homeless services. The information received will be used to prepare the draft 2025–2030 Consolidated Plan and the 2025 Action Plan.

The Consolidated Plan and Action Plan are required for the County to receive funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The 2025–2030 Consolidated Plan defines priority populations and outlines the activities to be undertaken during in Wake County, outside of Raleigh. The 2025 Action Plan details the activities to be carried out from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, in the same geographic area.

For more information, please contact Wake County Department of Housing Affordability & Community Revitalization at 919-856-5689 or at housing.info@wake.gov. Speech- or hearing-impaired persons may contact 1-800-735-2962 (TT) or 1-800-735-8262 (voice).

To all interested agencies, groups, and persons: On or about July 10, 2024, Wake County Housing Affordability & Community Revitalization will complete the Categorically Excluded Subject To (at 24 CFR 58.35 (a)(5) categorical exclusions) public comment posting for the disposition of Heritage Park at 416 Dorothea Drive, Raleigh, NC, and will send a notice of an intent to request a release of funds (NOI/RROF) to the Raleigh Housing Authority (RHA). Once received by RHA, they will forward this information to the Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Public and Indian Housing in Greensboro, NC, for review and comments.

Documentation for review:

• Notice of Finding of Intent to Request Release of Funds (NOI/RROF)
• Environmental Review Record (ERR)
   

Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments to:

Mr. John Scales
Housing Affordability & Community Revitalization
Wake County Government
PO Box 550, WCOB 415
Raleigh, NC 27602-0550
john.scales@wake.gov

Please submit written comments on or before July 9, 2024. The County will consider all comments received, and the County will share all comments with the RHA. Neither the County nor RHA will ask for the release of funds or take any administrative action on the project before the date specified in the preceding sentence.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT Wake County will receive comments from interested parties on the Draft Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE) Grant Application for 15 days starting June 20, 2024. A draft of the grant application is accessible here and through the following locations:

1. Wake County Housing Affordability & Community Revitalization
   Physical Address: 336 Fayetteville Street, Suite 440, Raleigh, NC 27602
2. Wake County Homeless Service Centers and Housing locations (physical addresses can be found online:  https://www.wake.gov/departments-government/housing-affordability-community-revitalization/find-services)
3. Wake County Regional and Human Services locations (physical addresses can be found online:  https://www.wake.gov/departments-government/health-human-services/health-human-services-locations)
4. Municipal Town Halls
5. Emailed to citizens upon request
    

The purpose of the PRICE grant is to preserve long-term housing affordability for residents of manufactured housing units or manufactured housing communities. Wake County must advertise and receive public comment on the proposed application before it is submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

To leave a comment, please visit: https://forms.office.com/g/PRDyS1NjVa    

Or email Wake County Housing Department at housing.info@wakegov.com. For more information, please contact the Housing Department at 919-856-5689. Accommodations for disabled or non-English speaking residents will be made available upon request. Speech- or hearing-impaired persons may call 1-800-735-2962 (TT) or 1-800-735-8262 (voice).

The 2023 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)  and 2023 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) CAPER  report progress for the fourth year of the 5-year Consolidated Plan mandated by the National Housing Act of 1990. These documents describe the housing and community development activities that were carried out with CDBG, HOME, HOPWA and ESG grant funds during fiscal year 2023 (July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024). CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds support households living in Wake County. HOPWA funds assist households with HIV/AIDS living in Wake, Johnston, and Franklin counties.

For more information about the 2023 CAPERs, please contact Wake County Housing Affordability and Community Revitalization Department at housing.info@wake.gov or 919-856-5689. Speech- or hearing-impaired persons may call 1-800-735-2962 (TT) or 1-800-735-8262 (voice).

On May 20, 2024, Wake County Board of Commissioners approved Wake County 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan , a one-year plan to address low-income housing and community development needs in Wake County.    

For more information,  please contact 919-856-5689 or email Housing.info@wake.gov.  Speech-or hearing-impaired persons may call    1-800-735-2962 (TT) or  1-800-735-8262 (Voice).

The Wake County HOME-ARP Allocation Plan is a strategic plan detailing the use of federal HOME-ARP grant funds to address the needs of individuals or households who are experiencing homelessness, at risk of homelessness, and other vulnerable populations, by providing housing, rental assistance, supportive services, and non-congregate shelter, to reduce homelessness and increase housing stability. The Plan was approved by the Wake County Board of Commissioners on March 9^th, 2022.

For more information, please contact 919-856-5689 or email Housing.Info@wake.gov. Speech-or hearing-impaired persons may call  1-800-735-2962 (TT) or  1-800-735-8262 (Voice).

Approximately 56,000 working families who make less than $39,000 a year in Wake County are currently unable to find affordable housing. Current trends show that this number may increase to as many as 150,000 households over the next 20 years.

To address this growing need, the Wake County Board of Commissioners approved the 20-year Affordable Housing Plan developed by the Affordable Housing Steering Committee.

You can learn more about the Affordable Housing Plan through the resources below:

• Affordable Housing Plan Key Trends 
• Affordable Housing Plan Strategies
• Wake County Affordable Housing Plan (Executive Summary)
• Wake County Affordable Housing Plan (Full Document)

The Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) outlines how the public can access information regarding the County’s HUD grant programs. It describes how the public will be notified of program activities, projects which could result in the displacement and actions that would be undertaken if such displacement were to occur. The goal of the CPP is to provide all citizens of our community with adequate opportunities to participate in an advisory role in the planning, implementation and assessment of the County’s HUD grant programs.

The 2020–2025 Consolidated Plan is a five-year plan to address the low-income housing and community development needs in Wake County. It includes a housing and homeless needs assessment and market analysis, a strategic plan and a one-year Action Plan.

This document is a comprehensive review of Wake County's demographics, economics, housing, land use, zoning, transportation, and other conditions. It takes the data from this review and assesses how these conditions impede the availability and accessibility of housing to the protected classes. It then describes actions the community can take to overcome identified impediments. A fair housing plan is then developed as part of the five-year Consolidated Plan. The fair housing plan describes the actions Wake County's Housing program will take to address the identified impediments.

• Analysis of Impediments