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Grand Island board hears plan to centralize capital planning, step up grant work
Summary
Elaine, assigned to lead grant management, urged the Town Board of Grand Island to adopt regular capital-planning cycles, centralize project lists, and begin a formal RFQ/RFP process for grant-writing support to improve competitiveness for state and federal funds.
The Grand Island Town Board heard a detailed proposal to formalize capital planning and expand grant-writing capacity during its meeting, with the board’s designated grant manager urging a schedule and shared project inventory to make grant applications stronger.
Elaine, whom the board assigned to lead grant management, told the board she has researched practices around the region and concluded Grand Island lacks a steady capital-planning process. “Every single grant writer and consultant that I spoke to … they all have really solid capital planning as part of their budget process,” Elaine said, adding that repeated, scheduled reviews would let the town prepare higher-quality applications instead of reacting when projects break.
The recommendation calls for a centralized inventory for highway, water, sewer and…
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