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Gardner City submits $850,000 CDBG application for FY2025; allocates social-service awards
Summary
City staff told the Community Development Block Grant steering committee that Gardner City submitted an $850,000 FY2025 CDBG application that would fund downtown infrastructure and social-service programs; the state review and environmental checks remain next steps.
Gardner City submitted a Fiscal Year 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application last week requesting $850,000 in CDBG funds, city staff said Friday at a public hearing in the Manka Annex at Gardner City Hall.
The application bundles several infrastructure proposals and social-service awards. The proposed infrastructure projects include Downtown Phase 5 construction and design, design work for a School Street School parking lot with an accessible walking path to Jackson Park and the skate park, and installation of a fire/electrical system at the Waterford Street Community Center. Social-service allocations in the submission cover domestic-violence prevention, food assistance, veterans outreach, student athletic fee relief and emergency housing services.
City staff said the CDBG request totals $850,000; with other non‑CDBG funds identified by applicants, the combined total cited in the application materials is…
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