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Council authorizes up to $8,500 contract to survey low/moderate-income areas for CDBG sidewalk grant
Summary
The council approved a not-to-exceed, hourly contract with Ransom Financial Consultants for up to $8,500 to perform randomized LMI surveys and prepare a Community Development Block Grant application targeting residential sidewalk repairs; the city is pursuing up to $1.5 million in CDBG funding requiring income qualification of the target area.
Augusta City Council authorized a not-to-exceed $8,500 agreement with Ransom Financial Consultants to complete household income surveys and assist with a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application aimed at a large sidewalk-replacement package.
Staff explained the city's ballot language from a recent sales-tax election expanded eligible uses to include sidewalks, but sales-tax revenues will not be available until late 2026. To accelerate a large-scale sidewalk project and pursue outside…
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