Notice of Public Hearing   The Town of Southbridge will hold public hearings to re-ceive public input on the Town's FY21-FY24 Massachusetts Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Mini Entitlement (ME) Program Activities and the FY2025 CDBG ME Grant Application. Current CDBG activities include code enforcement, street improvements, housing rehabilitation, and commercial façade improvements. Potential activities include downtown beautification, business development, street improvements, and public social services. All activities are based on the FY24 Community Development Strategy. The meetings will be held in the Economic Development and Planning Department, Town Hall, 41 Elm Street, Southbridge, MA on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. and Monday, February 9, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. The Town encourages any member of the public wishing to provide in-put and be heard to attend any meeting. Comments may be submitted in writing by email to sstarkey@southbridgemass .org or by mail: Attn: Sue Starkey, Economic Development and Planning Office, Southbridge Town Hall, 41 Elm Street, Southbridge, MA 01550. Written comments will be accepted until February 6, 2026 at 11:00a.m. Any comments received will be read at the next public hearing. Funding by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities, Massachusetts CDBG Program.   Aviso de Audiencia Pública La ciudad de Southbridge llevará a cabo audiencias públicas para recibir comentarios del público sobre las actividades para el pueblo del programa Massachusetts Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Mini Entitlement (ME) para los años fiscales 2021-2024 y la solicitud CDBG ME para el año fiscal 2025. Las actividades actuales incluyen aplicación de códigos, mejoras de calles, rehabilitación de viviendas y mejoras de fachadas comerciales. Las actividades potenciales incluyen el embellecimiento del centro de la ciudad, rehabilitación de viviendas, desarrollo empresarial, mejoras de calles y servicios sociales públicos. Todas las actividades se basan en la Estrategia de Desarrollo Comunitario para el año fiscal 24. Las reuniones se llevarán Economic Development and Planning Department, Town Hall, 41 Elm Street, Southbridge, MA jueves 15 de enero de 2026 a las 5:00 p.m. y lunes 13 de febrero de 2026 a las 5:00 p.m. La ciudad anima a cualquier miembro del público que desee brindar su opinión y ser escuchado a asistir a cualquier reunión. Los comentarios pueden ser enviado por escrito por correo electrónico a sstarkey@southbridgemass .org o por correo postal: A la atención de: Sue Starkey, Economic Development and Planning Office, Southbridge Town Hall, 41 Elm Street, Southbridge, MA 01550. Se aceptarán comentarios por escrito hasta el 6 de febrero de 2026 a las 11:00 a.m. Financiamiento del the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities, Massachusetts CDBG Program.   December 19, 2025, January 12, 2026