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County moves $30,000 from borough ADA project to housing rehab to meet CDBG deadlines
Summary
Lawrence County commissioners approved a modification to the county’s 2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application, moving $30,000 originally allotted for an ADA ramp project in Indian Valley Borough to the county housing rehabilitation activity after state review said the ADA work scope was larger than anticipated.
The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to modify a 2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application by reallocating $30,000 from an ADA accessibility project proposed by Indian Valley Borough to the county’s housing rehabilitation activity.
Amy McKinney, the county planning director, said state review under U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rules revealed the borough’s proposed ADA ramp and related work required a larger scope — sidewalks and parking-lot work — than the county originally budgeted.
“...with HUD's regulations, it's, a lot more that goes into just putting in the ramp. You don't have to worry about the sidewalks, parking lot. So it becomes a much, much bigger project that we had budgeted for,” McKinney said. She told commissioners the reallocation will allow the county to meet the Department of Community and Economic Development’s (DCED) deadline and avoid delaying contracts for other county projects.
McKinney said the county will notify Indian Valley Borough and work with borough officials on revised engineering estimates and potential additional local contributions if the borough chooses to pursue the ADA project in a future CDBG application. She said county staff had spoken with the borough secretary but not yet with the borough council or mayor; the county plans further follow-up.
“This is the actual project that has to happen. We need to get some estimates... but then they need to know that there's money that needs to come from the borough too, like matching funds,” McKinney said.
The board approved the modification by roll call vote. Commissioners were told the county had advertised the change and held a required public notice period; McKinney reported no public comments were received.
The resolution instructs county staff to submit the modification to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and to assist Indian Valley Borough if it seeks to reapply for funding in the next fiscal year.
No immediate changes to the county’s other CDBG-funded projects were described; the modification is intended to prevent contract delays for projects in Shenango Township and Ellwood City Borough.
