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Council declines to approve $115,600 state‑grant funded ‘Waukegan’ identity letters; grant deadline flagged
Summary
A vendor contract to design and install large identity letters using a state ETC (Energy Transition Communities) grant failed to win council approval; staff warned the grant requires expenditure or obligation by a June deadline and they are seeking an extension if possible.
The City Council on April 21 voted down a resolution that would have authorized a $115,600 professional services contract to design and install large, freestanding identity letters reading “Waukegan” under a state Energy Transition Communities (ETC) grant.
The project, funded through a Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO/DECO) award the city received in 2023, had been moved multiple times on council and committee agendas over several meetings. City staff said a vendor on the table could produce the letters with a…
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