The City of Watervliet will hold a public hearing on June 16, 2022 at the J. Leo O’Brien Senior Citizen Center facility at 1501 Broadway, Watervliet NY 12189 at 7:00 o’clock PM for the purpose of hearing public comments on the City of Watervliet’s current Microenterprise Program 1210ME140-19 for $200,000. The Microenterprise Program is administered by the New York State Office of Community Renewal (OCR), and provides resources to eligible local governments for local economic development and growth with the principal purpose of benefitting low/moderate income persons. The hearing will provide further information about the progress of the ongoing Microenterprise Program. Comments related to the effectiveness of administration of the Program will also be received at this time. The hearing is being conducted pursuant to Section 570.486, Subpart I of the CFR and in compliance with the requirements of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended.

The J. Leo O’Brien Senior Citizen Center facility at 1501 Broadway, Watervliet NY 12189 is accessible to persons with disabilities. If special accommodations are needed for persons with disabilities, those with hearing impairments, or those in need of translation from English, those individuals should contact, at least one week in advance of the hearing date to allow for necessary arrangements. Written comments may also be submitted to David Wheatley, Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 2 Fifteenth St., Watervliet, NY 12189