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Wayne County committee approves $600,290.90 CDBG amendment for Young Patriots Park in Riverview
Summary
The Wayne County Committee on Economic Development approved Amendment 2 to the 2022 annual action plan, allocating $600,290.90 in Community Development Block Grant funds for improvements at Young Patriots Park in Riverview and delegating execution authority to the county executive.
The Wayne County Committee on Economic Development approved Amendment 2 to the 2022 annual action plan to allocate $600,290.90 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for improvements at Young Patriots Park in Riverview and authorized the county executive to execute the awards.
County staff said the money will pay for a range of park amenities, including Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility upgrades, and that most of the allocation comes from unused balances remaining from 2022 awards to community partners. Betsy Palazzola, Community Development Division director, confirmed the allocation amount, saying, “It is $600,290.90.”
The item was presented by Palazzola, Stephanie Case, senior executive program manager, and Jeanne Fields, senior advisor for community development. Commissioner Baker McCormick asked for a breakdown of how the amendment’s funds are divided among municipalities; community development staff said the breakdown was included in the initial submission and agreed to resend it to commissioners. McCormick’s request for the breakdown was recorded as a follow-up before the committee’s next meeting.
Commissioner Palomir moved approval of the amendment; Commissioner Baker McCormick supported the motion. The committee voted using tablets and the chair announced the motion carried. The transcript does not record an itemized roll-call tally.
Discussion in the meeting focused on the source of the funds and the scope of park improvements; no public comments were offered on the item. Staff will forward the detailed funding breakdown to commissioners prior to the next meeting and the county executive was granted delegated authority to execute the CDBG agreements with participating municipalities as described in the amendment.
Background: the amendment was described as part of the county’s 2022 HUD (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) annual action plan and uses CDBG funds. The county clerk read the item into the record before the presentation.
