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Port St. Joe approves CDBG applications for Washington complex and MLK Boulevard; commits $25,000 per application
Summary
The Port St. Joe City Commission voted to direct staff to submit two Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) applications — for the Washington complex renovation and a commercial revitalization of MLK Boulevard — and to commit $25,000 in local contribution to each application.
The Port St. Joe City Commission voted March 18 to direct city staff to prepare two Community Development Block Grant applications: one for renovation and improvements to the Washington complex (including the gym and adjacent buildings) and one for a commercial revitalization project on Martin Luther King Boulevard.
The vote instructs staff to work with the commission-appointed Citizen Advisory Task Force (CATF) and grant administrators to finish applications by the May 2 deadline and to commit $25,000 from the city toward each application to increase the city’s points in the competitive scoring process.
Patrick Howard, a grant consultant who said he works with Red Fox Enterprises, explained the program and how projects are evaluated. He told commissioners the Department of Economic Opportunity this…
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