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Council debates funding for Ferguson Group as staff cites recent federal grant wins

3226728 · May 7, 2025
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Centerville councilmembers questioned whether to keep a federal‑grant consultant line in the tentative budget after staff highlighted recent grants secured with outside help and upcoming federal applications.

Centerville city staff and councilmembers debated whether to keep a line item for the Ferguson Group, a federal‑grant consulting firm, in the tentative budget after staff summarized recent grant activity and said more federal applications are pending.

The council heard that the Ferguson Group helped the city secure several grants, including a WaterSMART award and that staff estimate recent returns on the consultant relationship exceeded the consultant fee in at…

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