Community Engagement

 

Outreach and Communications Plan

Partnership and consultation with local stakeholders, organizations, and the public are critical components of the LRP development process. The County has launched communications and outreach efforts to engage stakeholders and gather input that will inform housing, infrastructure, and economic revitalization programs and projects in the areas most impacted by the 2020 hurricanes.

Baldwin County will work to keep the media, community groups, local leaders, and key stakeholders informed with timely and accessible updates about local recovery planning and implementation. 

• LRPP Communications and Outreach Plan

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Citizen Participation Plan (CPP)

First Amendment BCC Citizen Participation Plan -Final

The Baldwin County Commission has prepared the Draft First Amendment to the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery Program (CDBG-DR) Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) to comply with the requirements specified in 24 CFR 570.486 and the Federal Register Notice Volume 87, No. 23 (Feb. 3, 2022) and Volume 87, No. 100 (May 24, 2022) in response to Hurricanes Sally and Zeta.

The Draft First Amendment to the CDBG-DR CPP will be available for review and public comment for thirty (30) days on the Baldwin County Commission’s Grants Department website from May 21, 2025, through June 20, 2025.

Written comments may be submitted as follows:

U.S. Mail:

Baldwin County Commission

Grants Department

312 Courthouse Square, Suite 11

Bay Minette, AL 36507

Email:

bccgrants@baldwincountyal.gov

The Baldwin County Commission will host a Public Hearing regarding the Draft First Amendment to the CDBG-DR CPP document on Monday, June 2, 2025, at 10:00 AM in the Baldwin County Central Annex Auditorium at 22251 Palmer Street, Robertsdale, Alabama 36567.

Additionally, the Baldwin County Commission will consider adoption of the Draft First Amendment to the CDBG-DR CPP document during the Baldwin County Commission meeting on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at 10:00 AM in the Baldwin County Commission Chambers at 322 Courthouse Square, Bay Minette, Alabama 36507.

Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, or disability. Persons who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or those requiring language translation services should contact Katrina Taylor, Grants Administrator at (251) 972-6820.

Public notice of this meeting schedule is given in accordance with and as required by applicable Alabama law, including, but not limited to, Section 11-3-8 of the Code of Alabama 1975 and Section 36-25A-1, et seq., of the Code of Alabama 1975.

Asistencia de idiomas está disponible poniéndose en contacto con personal de la Subsidios en bccgrants@baldwincountyal.gov. 

 

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Language Access Plan (LAP)

The Baldwin County Commission prepared the CDBG-DR Language Access Plan for Limited English Proficiency Persons ("Plan") in compliance with regulations and Federal Register Notices (FRN) for the CDBG-DR grants awarded to the State of Alabama in response to Hurricanes Sally and Zeta, including Federal Register Notice Vol. 87, No. 23 (Feb. 3, 2022), Federal Register Notice Vol. 87, No. 100 (May 24, 2022), and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Plan was created to comply with the requirements specified in Executive Order 13166. The County has completed a Four-Factor Analysis to determine language needs as part of the Baldwin County Local Recovery Plan (LRP) for DR-4563 in response to Hurricanes Sally and Zeta.

• Resolution 2024-150 - LAP

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Local Government Recovery Infrastructure Program (LGRIP) Resources

 

• Wednesday, November 20, 2024, Baldwin LGRIP Session 2

• Wednesday, December 18, 2024,  Baldwin LGRIP Session 3

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Public Meetings

In developing its Local Recovery Action Plan, Baldwin County is soliciting input from County stakeholders, County Departments and Divisions, local jurisdictions, advocacy groups and community partners to help determine the County’s remaining long-term resiliency needs and the most critical disaster mitigation needs.

A total of five community meetings will be held in different locations in the County to solicit input from stakeholders regarding unmet needs related to the 2020 hurricanes, and to identify community priorities for allocation of CDBG-DR funds.

Dates, locations, and summaries of completed meetings can be found below. 

Future Meeting Dates and Locations:

Past Meeting Dates and Locations:

• Thursday, February 15, 2024, at 10:00 AM in the Baldwin County Commission Chambers at 322 Courthouse Square, Bay Minette, Alabama

• Thursday, February 15, 2024, at 2:00 PM in the Large Meeting Hall at 201 East Section Avenue, Foley, Alabama

• Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at 10:00 AM in the  Baldwin County Central Annex Building Auditorium at 22251 Palmer Street Robertsdale, Alabama Baldwin Planning Charrette Presentation Final_6_5_24

• Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at 5:00 PM in the Large Meeting Hall at 201 East Section Avenue, Foley, Alabama  Baldwin County CDBG-DR Public Meetings Final

• Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at 10:00 AM in the Baldwin County Commission Chambers at 322 Courthouse Square, Bay Minette, Alabama  Baldwin County CDBG-DR Public Meetings Final

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Public Comment Period

After completing the draft Local Recovery Plan, Baldwin County will publish the document for public comment on this website. 

The draft Action Plan will be available for a 30-day public review and comment period from July 19 to August 18, 2024.

Notices of the public comment period will be published by:

• Wednesday, June 26, 2024
• Friday, June 28, 2024

Public comments received during the 30-day comment period and at public meetings, as well as staff responses to the comments received, will be summarized and available on this webpage.