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Columbiana pursues stacked grants and OWDA loan to rebuild West Railroad Street; $3.45 million project proposed
Summary
City Manager Dr. Lance Willard told the Columbiana City Council on June 17 that the West Railroad Street renovation would cost about $3,448,000 and that the city has stacked grants and plans to use an Ohio Water Development Authority loan to finance the remainder.
City Manager Dr. Lance Willard told the Columbiana City Council on June 17 that the city is assembling multiple grants and a low-interest loan to finance a reconstruction of West Railroad Street from Main Street to Lisbon Street.
Willard described the funding plan as a "stack" of grants and loans, and said the city has secured or expects a mix of sources including a $1,000,000 JobsOhio award, $200,000 from Jobs and Commerce, $500,000 from ARC, and an application for a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) critical-infrastructure award. He said the remainder of the roughly…
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