NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN that on November 13, 2023 in the Office of Box Butte Development Corp.
High Plains Community Development Corp., Inc. will hold a public hearing or meeting as applicable
concerning an application to the Nebraska Department of Economic Development for a HOME
Investment Partnership (HOME) award. This funding is available for local affordable housing activities.
High Plains Community Development Corp., Inc. is requesting $520,000 of HOME Investment Partnership
Funds (HOME) through the Community Development Housing Organization (CHDO) Cycle for a
homebuyer development project. These funds are to be munity Development Corporation Inc. plans to
construct two new construction homes located on the 1500 block of Sandhills Street, Alliance, Box Butte
County, Nebraska for two low income families. These homes will be sold to homebuyers at or below 80%
AMI as their primary residence. The $520,000 High Plains Community Development, Corporation, Inc.
received from HOME funds will be used for: $420,000 would be for construction of the two homes
($210,000 each); up to $80,000 of subsidy to buy down the price of the home and closing cost assistance
($40,000 each). The final $20,000 would be used for organizational operating funds. Matching funds will
come from High Plains Community Development Corp., Inc. of $2,000 to provide Housing Counseling to
the new homebuyers; Leverages funds will come from the City of Alliance for $16,273 (8,137 each) for
two lots; Waste Containers, Utility Deposits and permits; Pine Ridge Job Corps will complete the
foundation work for the homes, donating the labor of one instructor and 6 students valued at $20,000
($10,000 each). No displacement of people will result from this activity. The proposed singe family home
will be no less than 1,350 square feet with three bedroom and two bathrooms. The average lot size in the
Homestead Addition in Alliance is 85’ x 120’. The homes are to be developed on existing streets where
infrastructure is already in place and no home will be built in a flood plain. This project requires a Tiered
review process. A Tier II review and a NDED site inspection will be completed on each lot.
The grant application will be available for public inspection at High Plains Community Development Corp.,
Inc and Box Butte Development Corp. All interested parties are invited to attend this public
hearing/meeting at which time you will have an opportunity to be heard regarding the grant application.
Written testimony will be accepted at the public hearing scheduled on November 13 th , 2023 from 12:30
PM – 1:00 PM at Box Butte Development Corp., 502 Box Butte Avenue, Alliance, NE. Written comments
can be addressed to Autumn Calkins at 803 East 3 rd Street, Suite 4, Chadron, NE 69337;
autumn@highplainscdc.com or Chelsie Herian at 502 Box Butte Avenue, Alliance, NE 69301,
chelsie.herian@bbc.net and will be accepted if received on or before November 16, 2023.
Individuals requiring physical or sensory accommodations including interpreter service, Braille, large print
or recorded materials, please contact Autumn Calkins at 803 East 3 rd Street, Suite 4, Chadron, NE 69337,
Phone: 308-432-4346 no later than November 10, 2023.