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10 <br />How will the Town of Chapel Hill address the community's needs for public <br />services? <br />The Town employs a comprehensive strategy related to Community Development <br />Block Grant funding, recognizing that simultaneous investments in housing, facilities, <br />infrastructure, and services are necessary in order to truly improve the living <br />environment for low- and moderate-income residents. Continued investment in each <br />of these areas will ensure a vital and comprehensive strategy for serving Chapel <br />Hill's low- and moderate-income residents for years to come. The community's <br />needs for public facilities and public services can generally be divided into four <br />categories: 1) public facilities; 2) infrastructure; 3) public services; and 4) economic <br />development. <br />The Town of Chapel Hill currently offers superior public facilities, however, these <br />facilities must be continually updated, renovated, and expanded to meet the <br />changing needs of a growing population. Because of the current availability of other <br />fund sources for such needs, the Town assigns low priority to all public facility <br />needs. <br />Recognizing the value of an infrastructure that is ready to meet the needs and <br />challenges of the future, that will deliver essential services to residents of all income <br />levels, and that provides citizens access to all the County and region have to offer, <br />the Town assigns a medium priority to all infrastructure needs. <br />Considering the full range of community development needs and their respective <br />demands on the Town's limited resources, the Town of Chapel Hill places a high <br />priority on all public service needs. <br />Broad support of the Town's economic development initiatives underscores their <br />importance to the local economy, but also frees some resources for investment in <br />other community development needs. The Town of Chapel Hill assigns low priority <br />to all economic development needs. <br />Specifically, the Town of Chapel Hill proposes the following strategies to address the <br />community's needs for public services: <br />- Strengthen partnerships with non-profits and other related associations <br />(community building, education, family services, etc.) <br />- Promote public services opportunities for area low-income residents <br />- Build community capacity and better coordinate services through the regular <br />dissemination of information. Examples may include Community Development <br />Day workshops, self-help workshops, activity updates, etc. <br />How will the Orange County Consortium assist people with special needs? <br />Generally, subpopulations with special needs (older adults, people with disabilities, <br />mental illness, or AIDS, and at-risk youth) are in need of supportive housing and <br />services. Programs that would meet these objectives (substance abuse services, <br />handicapped services, youth centers, youth services, senior centers, and senior <br />services) are all given medium priority by the Consortium. <br />FY 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan 10 <br />