Hollidaysburg council shifts 2025 CDBG funds to Gaysport stormwater project
October 10, 2025 | Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania
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Hollidaysburg Borough Council approved a resolution authorizing submission of the borough's 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application that will allocate the borough's 2025 CDBG funding to the Gaysport stormwater management project.
The vote came after residents urged council to prioritize flood relief in Gaysport. "This gives us the assurance of the citizens of Gaysport community," said Elder Booth, a Gaysport resident, referring to the draft comprehensive plan and the project's place in it. "We would also like to thank the borough staff and sewer authority for the recent storm water separation project in Gaysport."
The nut of the decision is a funding swap: borough staff said 2025 CDBG funding will be used for the Gaysport stormwater project while funds previously programmed for a sidewalk project (2021 allocation) are being used to balance that earlier project. Trina Hillig of Blair County, who administers the borough's CDBG funding, attended the meeting and was available for questions about program administration.
Council members voted to approve resolution 2025-31, which the borough manager described as 'approving the execution of the 2025 CDBG application'. A motion to approve the resolution passed with the meeting's recorded voice vote of "Aye." The motion and roll call did not record a mover or seconder in the transcript.
Council and residents also discussed next steps for permitting and technical study. Elder Booth urged that any changes to the mini ditch be studied by a hydrologist and that borough staff consult the borough engineer so projects affecting runoff are sequenced correctly: study first, then construction. Council members agreed to check with the borough engineer and to invite the engineer to the next meeting for technical clarification.
The borough also reaffirmed its cooperative agreement with Blair County for CDBG administration; council approved a one-year extension of that contract during the same meeting.
Ending: The borough said it expects to submit the CDBG application on schedule; staff will follow up on DEP permitting for the Gaysport project and report back to council at a future meeting.
The vote came after residents urged council to prioritize flood relief in Gaysport. "This gives us the assurance of the citizens of Gaysport community," said Elder Booth, a Gaysport resident, referring to the draft comprehensive plan and the project's place in it. "We would also like to thank the borough staff and sewer authority for the recent storm water separation project in Gaysport."
The nut of the decision is a funding swap: borough staff said 2025 CDBG funding will be used for the Gaysport stormwater project while funds previously programmed for a sidewalk project (2021 allocation) are being used to balance that earlier project. Trina Hillig of Blair County, who administers the borough's CDBG funding, attended the meeting and was available for questions about program administration.
Council members voted to approve resolution 2025-31, which the borough manager described as 'approving the execution of the 2025 CDBG application'. A motion to approve the resolution passed with the meeting's recorded voice vote of "Aye." The motion and roll call did not record a mover or seconder in the transcript.
Council and residents also discussed next steps for permitting and technical study. Elder Booth urged that any changes to the mini ditch be studied by a hydrologist and that borough staff consult the borough engineer so projects affecting runoff are sequenced correctly: study first, then construction. Council members agreed to check with the borough engineer and to invite the engineer to the next meeting for technical clarification.
The borough also reaffirmed its cooperative agreement with Blair County for CDBG administration; council approved a one-year extension of that contract during the same meeting.
Ending: The borough said it expects to submit the CDBG application on schedule; staff will follow up on DEP permitting for the Gaysport project and report back to council at a future meeting.
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