Residents invited to comment on grant expenditures

Johns Creek will soon be calling on residents to weigh in on how it should spend an estimated $190,000 in the federally funded Community Development Block Grant Program.

The City Council has adopted a schedule calling for a public hearing on the use of grant funds on April 25. Also included will be a community workshop, comment periods and a final public hearing June 20 before the spending plan is adopted.

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