Community Development

The Community Development's role is to ensure that annual funding made available to the Township form the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is expended properly in accordance with Federal rules and regulations.
The program provides annual grants on a formula basis to entitled cities and counties to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income persons.

Ervin E Oross Jr. PP AICP

Community Development Block Grant Coordinator

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Department Updates

Lakewood Municipal Alliance Newsletter Winter 19

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Lakewood Municipal Alliance Newsletter - Summer 2018

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Lakewood Township Housing Rehabilitation Program

The Township of Lakewood would remind residents of the ongoing Lakewood Township Housing Rehabilitation Program for low and moderate- income persons in the municipality who are in need of upgrade of their homes for health and safety improvements and building code violations. Such improvements include new furnaces, roofing, electric system upgrade, access way improvements, plumbing upgrades, flooring, structural repair and the installation of smoke and carbon- monoxide detectors.

Please see the attached for further information.

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