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Granville Township Supervisors held the first CDBG Public Hearing during their regular meeting Monday.

LEWISTOWN — A public hearing to discuss Community Development Block Grant funding was held Monday with Granville Township Supervisirs.

Carol High of SEDA-Council of Governments described the process to supervisors.

“The process for this year’s funding is advertising in the newspaper, holding public hearings for Mifflin County as a whole but the municipalities within the county with more than 4,000 people in population and Granville Township is one of those municipalities,” she said.

Officials said Granville Township is expected to receive an entitlement grant.

“The program is to assist municipalities by focusing and funding projects to enhance the viability of communities such as providing expanded economic opportunities, decent housing, suitable living environment for low to moderate income level residents,” adds High.

Although this year’s amount has not been announced, High says Granville Township’s estimated amount is close to last year’s allocation of $100,167.

With this being said, High announced Granville Township is open to project proposals and within the next couple of weeks they will determine if it is a project eligible for funding.

Comments will be made during their next public meeting on Aug. 4 at the Granville Township Municipal Building on 100 Helen Street, Lewistown with the official selection being made at the Sept 4, 2025 meeting at the Mifflin County courthouse.

High asked attendees if anyone had any suggestion when resident and former township supervisor, Charles Watts suggested a pool be built at Malta Park in Granville Township.

“Park projects are generally a potential eligible use of funds” says High.

“We would have to determine who would use the pool? Gadge whether or not that falls into the low to moderate income level which we can certainly do”, added High.

Projects must benefit low to moderate income people, eliminate slum, and respond to formally declared urgent needs.

Eligibility includes a range of activities from road reconstruction, water, sewer, and storm system upgrades and or expansions, create or improve community centers, rehabilitate housing and help in public service projects.

Within the next couple of weeks High and her team will look into whether a pool could be qualified for funding.