2007 will be a great year for our community! We will be participating in a comprehensive Community Improvement Plan for Edgemont Park with the Neighborhood office! for more details please call numbers below or email me at [1] laurabeth@edgemontpark5.com

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- What are CDBGs?

•  In short, Community Development Block Grant is a nearly 1 million dollar grant the City of Mesquite receives each year. Those funds are allocated through the “Addressing Mesquite” program. Edgemont Park is one of the eligible communities that can recieve grant monies; because Edgemont Park is  a low-income neighborhood. So, if you meet the income requirements, you can recieve free money to help get your house up to code! YEA! HURRAY!

In Mesquite, funds are typically used for rehabilitation for low-income neighborhood housing to bring homeowners up to city code. CDBG also can be used to help the elderly population make improvements to meet disablity needs.

For example: My Grandma got a tree cut down that was up against the house, and a walk-in shower.

This is a list of eligible activities found on:

[4] CDBG Information Link! 

 Eligibility requirements for Edgemont Park residents:

The City of Mesquite offers two housing rehabilitation programs to eligible Mesquite homeowners to eliminate sub-standard conditions.

These programs are not for “home improvement” type repairs, these are direct loans/grants, funded by the

US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT  & administered by the City of Mesquite Housing Office.        

Forgivable Loans: This program is aimed at homeowners wishing to make repairs to their home that would bring them up to minimum housing codes and HUD’s housing quality standards.