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City Council approves resolution to apply for $1 million state park grant for fountain-area work
Summary
The City Council voted to support a $1,000,000 state grant application to fund phase 2 (the fountain area) of a park project. The grant requires a 10% local match, expected to be provided largely as in-kind Department of Public Works labor; the city must front costs and will be reimbursed by the state.
The City Council voted to approve a resolution supporting a $1,000,000 state grant application to fund phase 2 of a park project focused on the fountain area, council members said during the meeting. The application requires a 10% local match that council members and project representatives said is expected to be met largely through in-kind work by the Department of Public Works (DPW).
Catherine, co-chair of Bridal Boca Square, told the council the grant is a reimbursement program and that the city must pay contractors or cover work costs up front and then submit for state reimbursement. "It's a reimbursement grant. So we have to spend the money, but the city has to spend the money and then it gets reimbursed," Catherine said. She said DPW labor and materials will likely make up most of the in-kind match.
The grant funding…
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