Mountain View streets looking at grant

The city of Mountain View held a public hearing on July 14 where residents evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of the community for the Fiscal Year 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The CDBG program is a federal program that provides funding to support public infrastructure, affordable housing, and economic development, primarily for low-to-moderate-income communities, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The top five categories that residents identified as the most in need were streets, jobs, housing, industrial development, and business development.

 

The application for the CDBG grant is due on July 31. The application is specifically for streets within the city. It is expected to be processed by December or January. If no problems occur, the project to address street repairs is estimated to start by Spring 2028. Once awarded, the city must finish the project within three years of receiving the grant.

 

After the community needs assessment for the grant application was complete, residents voiced other concerns they had about the community. 

 

Regarding the previous boil order, which ended on June 15, citizens wanted to know if there were any reimbursements for the time period they went without water access. The city of Mountain View will be reimbursed by the contractors who broke the pipe causing the outage, but residents continued to ask if they would be reimbursed for the cost of the water they had to buy. Alderwoman Gail Wallander suggested for the city to possibly “lighten up” on a water bill for a month.