Citizens Advisory Committee

The Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) is the advisory board for the City of Portsmouth's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to primarily support Portsmouth individuals and families earning low incomes or living in low income areas of the city. Its role is to advise the City's Community Development Staff on emerging community needs and facilitate public involvement in the CDBG program planning process. For further information, please contact Community Development Director Elise Annunziata at (603) 610-7281.

General Information

CDBG funds must be used to primarily 1) benefit individuals and families who earn very low, low or moderate incomes; 2) improve neighborhoods in which over 51% of the residents earn very low, low or moderate incomes; and 3) improve accessibility for people with disabilities. The Portsmouth CDBG program is funded by U.S Housing & Urban Development.

Contact Elise Annunziata, Community Development Director at 603-610-7281 if any questions about the CDBG program or email CommunityDev@cityofportsmouth.com.

Upcoming Meetings

Tue Apr 04

Citizens Advisory Committee meeting (non public work session)

7:00 PM
Conference Room A, Municipal Building

Wed May 10

Citizens Advisory Committee meeting

7:00 PM
Conference Room A, Municipal Building

Committee Members

Name	Address	Appointment Date
Judith Bunnell	534 Colonial Dr.	4/7/2014
Marie Cowgill	88 Wibird St.	3/20/2017
Alison Hamilton	61 Lawrence St.	1/22/2013
Hannah Meade, Chair	29 Sutton Ave.	11/16/2015
Janet Phelps	32 Shearwater Dr.	2/20/2018