San Marcos mayor: City will ‘vigorously oppose’ Trump’s proposed cuts
The Community Development Block Grant Program, which provides funding for urban development projects, including disaster relief, is among a plethora of programs on the chopping block in President
In Trump's preliminary budget document, the
"The Federal Government has spent over
Thomaides, however, said he strongly disagreed and added that the city would "vigorously oppose" its proposed elimination, as it has in the past with proposed cuts.
Earlier this month, HUD announced it was awarding
That money has allowed the city to launch a housing program to begin repairing and rebuilding flood-damaged homes for low- and moderate income residents.
"The city has received significant benefit from the Community Development
Trump's proposed budget instead calls on state and local governments to cover community and economic development projects. But Thomaides said that suggestion is unrealistic.
"It would devastate our budget," Thomaides said. "We wouldn't be able to fund public safety, we wouldn't be able to fund our normal everyday operations, road improvements. It'd just be impossible. Or unlikely without issuing additional debt."
The Community Development Block Grants announced earlier this month also included
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