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Council committee discusses using CDBG funds for North Van Buren sidewalk project; $100,000 earmarked
Summary
Planning staff and councilors reviewed Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) timing, eligible uses and an earmark of about $100,000 proposed for sidewalks on North Van Buren; staff said the grant is reimbursable and must meet HUD national objectives.
Barberton City Council planning staff told council Monday that the city must spend the current Community Development Block Grant allocation by Sept. 30 and is considering using about $100,000 to add sidewalks on a short section of North Van Buren.
The planning director said the city’s fiscal year for CDBG was changed and that the city has until Sept. 30 to spend the current allocation. “This year … we have until September thirtieth of this year to spend $24, and then our fiscal year 25 starts in October,” the director said, describing the program’s timing and the recent fiscal-year change. Councilors and staff discussed how CDBG infrastructure money can be used for sidewalks in low- and…
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