Bloomsburg, PA – Immediately, Division of Group and Financial Improvement (DCED) Deputy Secretary of Group Affairs and Improvement Rick Vilello was joined by elected officers, group leaders, and others in Bloomsburg, Columbia County, to spotlight the Wolf Administration’s dedication to Pennsylvania communities and see the outcomes of these investments firsthand throughout a tour of the Silk Mill Flats.

“When DCED offered funding for Silk Mill in 2017, it was the one undertaking of its variety in Bloomsburg,” stated Deputy Secretary Vilello. “The positioning created an area for residents whereas additionally giving these residing within the residences alternatives to take part in academic, leisure, and health applications. Silk Mill promotes a wholesome and vibrant group and is a superb addition to the city.”

Silk Mill Flats was constructed on vacant land at 250 West sixth Road, beforehand occupied by the Bloomsburg Silk Mill. The positioning was developed following the destruction of tons of of houses throughout historic flooding from Tropical Storm Lee in 2011. The brand new complicated is protected against the specter of future floods. The residences are comprised of 64 items with 33 of them for low- to moderate-income people. The remaining 31 items can be found for market fee with no age restrictions to advertise a combined revenue and combined age group.

“Columbia County was one of many 5 hardest hit counties in Pennsylvania through the 2011 flooding, costing the city of Bloomsburg a whole lot of houses that might not simply get replaced because of few land choices able to supporting new growth,” stated Wealthy Kisner, Govt Director, Group Methods Group. “CDBG-DR funding allowed us to construct a one-of-a-kind, mixed-income, high-density facility that offered 64 new housing items on in a comparatively small footprint.”

DCED offered $5 million in funding in the direction of this undertaking by means of the Group Improvement Block Grant – Catastrophe Restoration (CDBG-DR) program. Grants from CDBG-DR had been offered to federally designated catastrophe areas impacted by Tropical Storm Lee and Hurricane Irene to help with housing rehabilitation, homebuyer help, housing growth and different housing-related actions, infrastructure enhancements, financial growth and planning, and technical help actions.

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