# Community Meeting Department of Housing & Community Development


**Body:** City of Hagerstown
**Date:** November 10, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Environment, Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure


The City of Hagerstown Department of Housing and Community Development held a community input meeting on November 10, 2026, to gather priorities for its annual Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) action plan. Staff said the federal entitlement allocation is typically nearly $900,000 per year, but no funding decisions, contract awards, motions, or votes were made. Residents were invited to identify community needs that could inform future funding priorities; examples of past CDBG work included sidewalk improvements at Wheaton Park and emergency home-repair grants for items such as water heaters and roofs.

Residents proposed potential priorities including repairs to sidewalks and crosswalks, improvements to alleys and neighborhood spaces, support for older homes and affordable housing, blight reduction and reuse of vacant properties, youth and community programs, and assistance or incentives for small businesses. Other concerns included stream pollution and erosion, access to services for people experiencing homelessness, and improving outreach so residents and organizations know about available resources. Staff said they would relay issues outside the department’s remit to the appropriate city departments and consider the feedback in planning; the proposals were not approved or funded at the meeting.

**Source:** City of Hagerstown