COMMUNITY MEETINGS

COUNTY OF KERN

PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department (PLNR) invites all residents, non-profit agencies, and special districts of unincorporated Kern County

and the cities of California City, Ridgecrest, McFarland and Tehachapi to participate in one or more community meetings to be held the fourth week of the month

of November, 2026. Meeting participants will have the opportunity to discuss housing and community development needs that may affect their communities. In

preparation for the County’s upcoming FY 2027-2028 Annual Action Plan, information concerning the following U.S. Department of Housing and Urban

Development programs, which principally benefit low and moderate income persons, will also be provided:

• Community Development Block Grant Program – provides grant and loan funds to improve living environments and expand economic opportunities

(estimated at slightly more than $4.2 million for FY 2027-28).

• HOME Investment Partnerships Program – provides loan and grant funds to improve the availability, accessibility, and affordability of decent housing

(estimated at approximately $2 million for FY 2027-28).

• Emergency Solutions Grant Program – provides grants for services and emergency shelters for the homeless, including homelessness prevention

and rapid re-housing. Matching funds are required (estimated at approximately $388,362 for FY 2027-28).

Eligible Projects: Examples of projects which may be eligible for these federal funds include: handicap accessibility improvements; owner-occupied housing

rehabilitation; affordable rental housing construction/rehabilitation; parks and recreation facilities; drainage improvements; curbs and gutters; water and sewer

improvements; streets; emergency shelters; and business development and job creation activities. Application and eligibility information is available at

https://kernplanning.com/community-development/ and will be available at the community meetings.

SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS

(All meetings to begin at 6:00 p.m.)

For more information or if you require Spanish translation, sign language interpreter, or visual aids in order to participate in these meetings or would like application

materials sent to you, please contact James Golden, Supervising Planner or Dennis McNamara, Division Chief, via the contact details described below:

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

(Government Code Section 54953.2)

Disabled individuals who need special assistance to attend or participate in a meeting of the Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department may

request assistance at:

Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department – Community Development Division

2700 M Street, Suite 250

Bakersfield, California 93301

James Golden, Supervising Planner at (661) 862-5130 or Dennis McNamara (661) 862-8624

FAX (661) 862-5052

TTY Relay 1-800-735-2929

Every effort will be made to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities by making meeting materials available in alternative formats. Requests for

assistance should be made five (5) working days in advance whenever possible.

Bakersfield

Monday

November 23, 2026

Public Services Building

2700 “M” Street

Bakersfield, CA

93301

Mojave

Tuesday

November 24, 2026

Mojave Veterans Building

15580 O Street

Mojave, CA

93501

Published in The Mojave Desert News 10/21/2026