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Council holds public hearing on $400M-plus state CDBG disaster-recovery opportunities; staff urges multiple applications
Summary
A representative providing technical assistance outlined a multi-application strategy to seek state Community Development Block Grant funds for storm-related infrastructure needs, including wastewater treatment upgrades and lift-station repairs; no vote was taken at the hearing.
At a public hearing, a technical-assistance provider outlined a recommended approach for the City of Perry to seek state Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) disaster-recovery funding for infrastructure repairs and improvements caused by the 2023–24 storms. No council vote was required at the hearing; the session served to receive citizen views and to allow staff to proceed with application planning.
The hearing is significant because a large statewide CDBG allocation for rural infrastructure — described during the meeting as approximately $400 million — could fund water, sewer and treatment projects the city flagged after successive storms. Staff and the…
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