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Council authorizes mayor to apply for up to $750,000 in county public‑infrastructure funds for Beatty Square; vote 5‑2
Summary
The council authorized the mayor to submit a Skagit County public‑infrastructure grant application to support Beatty Square, a mixed‑use project that would include Boys & Girls Club space; authorization was approved 5‑2 with two dissents over precedent and timing concerns.
The council voted 5‑2 to authorize Mayor Johnson to submit a county public‑infrastructure grant application for the Beatty Square mixed‑use project, with authorization limited to an application amount not to exceed $750,000.
City staff said the county program was recently expanded to allow affordable‑housing projects to apply for public infrastructure funding; Beatty Square’s developer, RJ Group, proposed using a successful county award to fund on‑site public infrastructure such as sidewalks and…
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