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Atchison declines Home in the Heartland grant application and vendor agreement with Make My Move
Summary
The commission voted not to authorize a city application or a vendor agreement with Make My Move to pursue state-funded "Home in the Heartland" relocation incentives under Senate Bill 125. Commissioners cited timing, questions about vendor fees and local priorities; one commissioner opposed the motion.
The Atchison City Commission voted not to authorize a city application or a vendor agreement with Make My Move to pursue a state-funded community talent recruitment grant created under Senate Bill 125. Commissioner Slattery moved the motion; Commissioner Murphy seconded. The motion passed with Vice Mayor Wilcox recorded in opposition.
City Manager Mark Westoff and other staff outlined the state program, described in meeting materials as an $1,500,000 statewide pot for "community talent recruitment" grants, and said the vendorMake My Movewould serve as grant administrator and national recruiting platform. Staff presented a vendor proposal described in various slides and remarks as totaling about $155,000 with an 80/20 funding split (state/local), which staff said would require roughly $31,000 in local matching…
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