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County to apply for FY2025 CDBG funds; Patagonia transfers FY2024 allocation to two recreation projects
Summary
The board authorized filing a FY2025 State Community Development Block Grant application and accepted a transfer of $440,128 from Patagonia's FY2024 regional CDBG allocation, doubling Santa Cruz County's available funds for two proposed recreation projects: Robert Damon tennis courts and Pearson Field playground in Nogales.
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on June 17 approved Resolution 2025‑07 authorizing staff to submit an FY2025 State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application and accepted a transfer of FY2024 Patagonia regional CDBG funds.
Will Osborne, community development program manager for the Southeastern Arizona Governments Organization (SEAGO/CIGO), told the board the county’s annual regional allocation is $440,128 and that the town of Patagonia formally transferred its FY2024 regional allocation of $440,128 to the county. That transfer doubles the county’s regional account for construction‑related projects this cycle, Osborne said.
Mary (last name not specified in the public transcript), the county staff member handling the application, said the two projects identified in the resolution are Robert Damon tennis‑court improvements (West/Southwest Rio Rico) and a children’s playground at Pearson Field in downtown Nogales. Mary said staff used census data and a special door‑to‑door low‑moderate‑income survey to qualify the Robert Damon project for CDBG eligibility.
Supervisor Carlos Davis praised the interjurisdictional cooperation and noted Pearson Field is owned by the Nogales Unified School District; county staff said they are coordinating with the school district. Osborne said CIGO will prepare the formal applications, and Mary told the board contracts and construction would follow state and federal approvals, with anticipated work and contracting later in the year.
The board voted to approve the resolution. The transcript records unanimous approval and comments thanking Patagonia and staff for the coordination.
