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Mount Vernon council OKs application to USDA for new police station financing
Summary
Council voted to authorize submission of an application to the U.S. Department of Agriculture to pursue a low-interest loan and grant for construction of a new Mount Vernon police station; administration said the application does not obligate the city to accept financing.
Mount Vernon City Council voted April 14 to authorize the administration to submit an application to the U.S. Department of Agriculture to pursue financing for a new police department building at 71 Siker Road.
The application, approved by a unanimous roll call vote, allows city staff to seek a package that combines a low-interest loan and a smaller grant; the administration and consultants said the loan portion is the primary financing tool. "The primary purpose is the low interest loan," Brian Ball, Safety Service Director, said, adding, "there's substantially more loan and substantially less grant available, nationwide." Ball said submitting the application does not obligate the city…
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