MODESTO BEE
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

By TIM MORAN
tmoran@modbee.com

Last Updated: May 2, 2007, 09:04:53 AM PDT

Community development block grants for Stanislaus County and several cities were approved Tuesday, but not before the Board of Supervisors got an earful from south Modesto representatives.

The county gets about $2.5 million a year from the federal government for projects to benefit lowand moderate-income people, eliminate blight and meet community needs.

The money is divided among the county and the cities of Ceres, Oakdale, Patterson, Waterford and Newman. The other cities in the county receive their own grants.

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