The City Council of Saint Marys on Oct. 28 approved several grant-related items: a local share grant application for Bavarian Hills Municipal Golf (Resolution 25-17), a local share application for Saint Marys Ambulance Service (Resolution 25-18), the city’s 2025 Community Development Block Grant application (Resolution 25-19), and a modification request for a 2023 CDBG historic-preservation project.

Resolution 25-17 concerns a proposed ADA ramp reconstruction at Bavarian Hills Municipal Golf. Staff said updated construction estimates showed a higher cost than earlier quotes; staff will obtain construction estimates before executing the project. Council approved the application on a voice vote.

Resolution 25-18 updates a previously submitted local-share application for Saint Marys Ambulance Service after it obtained updated, less-than-one-year-old cost estimates; staff said the new estimates increased the grant request. The council approved the revised application by voice vote.

Resolution 25-19 is the city’s 2025 CDBG application, which the staff said must be submitted by Oct. 31. The application includes four projects identified through public participation. Council approved the application to meet the submission deadline.

Council also approved a modification to a 2023 CDBG project for historic preservation of the Selmon Building after new code issues arose; staff said the funding amount for that year is unchanged but the scope of original work will be reduced to address emergent code concerns. Council approved the modification by voice vote.

Council members asked about construction estimates and whether multiple quotes were obtained; staff said they had updates and that at least one updated estimate was on file for the Selmon Building work. The transcript does not state award amounts or the exact grant sums to be requested.