Residents concerned about the homeless, housing needs and other proposed activities for 2013, are encouraged to attend a public meeting on Thursday, September 13, at Lake Bethlehem Baptist Church.

The annual meeting is being conducted by the Department of Community Development as part of an overall plan to develop programming for next year. The hearing is designed to hear input from citizens and update the public on the status of funding for 2013.

The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. in the church’s Joseph E. Martin Educational Center, 2842 Martin Luther King Dr.