Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 6:15 p.m. in Council Chambers, Hampton County will hold a public hearing to review program performance and accomplishments conducted under a Community Development Block (CDBG) project known as the Regional Planning Grant, CDBG # 4-RP-05-010, wherein the following activities were undertaken:

The grant assisted local governments in developing plans and building planning management capacity, and assisted with building the capacity to effectively determine community needs, long term goals and short term objectives. Lastly it allowed for development of plans for carrying out effective strategies to address community development needs.

This public hearing and the matters to be discussed are subject to the provisions of the County’s Citizens Participation Plan, developed in anticipation of participation in the State of South Carolina’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, providing for the participation of the citizens of Hampton County in the planning and implementation of community and economic development projects which will involve CDBG funds.

The Citizen Participation Plan is available for review at the B.T. DeLoach Building, 201 Jackson Avenue West, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Persons with questions or comments concerning the public hearing or the Citizen Participation Plan may contact Michelle Knight, Lowcountry Council of Governments, P.O. Box 98, Yemassee, SC 29945, (843) 726-5536.

The County of Hampton does not discriminate on the basis of disability status in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its federally assisted program or activities. Dobie Hiers, 201 Jackson Street West, Hampton, SC 29924, (803)-914-2100 has been designated to coordinate compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements contained in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s regulations and implementing Section 504 (24 CFR Part 8, dated June 2, 1988).

Assistance will be provided to accommodate the special needs of handicapped persons upon request.