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Council hears questions about CDBG-funded fire trucks and East Biloxi rec center funding
Summary
Councilors and staff discussed recent fire apparatus purchases financed in part with CDBG funds, how community development block grant rules target low- and moderate-income zones, and the status of an East Biloxi recreation-center project that councilors say remains unfunded after prior transfers.
Councilors pressed staff about recent fire truck purchases and whether Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and other sources were used, and asked about the status of a previously approved East Biloxi recreation-center project that councilors said has not been funded.
Why it matters: use of federal block grants and city capital dollars for neighborhood projects, emergency apparatus and community facilities draws scrutiny from neighborhoods and affects where limited funds are spent.
Staff and a CDBG representative, Susan Pickett (Staff member), explained that some ladder trucks were purchased with CDBG funds…
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