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Statesboro seeks nearly $450,000 state road grant, would pair funds with local TSPLOST to expand work
Summary
Council packet includes a resolution authorizing application for a Local Road Assistance Grant of roughly $450,000; staff proposed pairing the grant with TSPLOST set-asides to increase total roadway spending to about $1.8 million on the street program.
Statesboro staff presented a resolution June 3 to amend the FY2025 street and services program and authorize a Local Road Assistance Grant application worth roughly $450,000, recommending the council approve pairing the state grant with local TSPLOST-set-aside funds to expand road work.
A staff presenter recommended approval, saying the grant would increase the dollars available for streets from roughly $1.3 million to about $1.8 million by leveraging the state award with about $1 million that the city has been setting aside from its TSPLOST proceeds. "Instead of spending $1,300,000 on road, we'll be able to spend almost $2,000,000, 1 point 8 million dollars," the presenter said.
The resolution before council would authorize the mayor to execute the grant application and amend the capital-improvement item cited in the packet. The staff memo noted no local matching funds are required for this grant. Council discussion recorded in the transcript focused on scope and staff recommendation; the transcript does not record a formal roll-call vote on the resolution at this meeting.
If the city is awarded the grant and amends its street program, the additional funding would be used to expand planned capital street improvements in FY2025. Staff said the city has been setting aside about $1 million per year from TSPLOST to pair with state funding when available.
The transcript identifies this as agenda item 7; staff recommended approval and advised that the mayor would be authorized to sign the application documents.
