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Council delays decision on $22 million Unite Ashley Drive project amid funding questions
Summary
Council delayed final approval of funding for the Unite Ashley Drive reconstruction project after staff said the total project is now estimated at $22 million and council members pushed to wait for CRA and federal grant certainty.
Tampa City Council continued action on the Unite Ashley Drive reconstruction after staff said the full project is now estimated at $22,000,000 and that the city currently holds a $5,300,000 U.S. Department of Transportation grant for part of the work.
The resolution before the council would have recognized and appropriated the federal grant and moved earlier local funds into the project account so design work could proceed. Dennis O’Hara, chief (Infrastructure), told the council the item “is estimated to be a total of $22,000,000” and that the award covers only a portion of that amount.…
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