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Polk County commissioners to consider letter supporting Dallas Food Bank’s $2.1 million facility plan
Summary
Dallas Food Bank asked the Polk County Board of Commissioners for a letter of support for a Community Development Block Grant pre-application due Aug. 30. The food bank plans to buy land and build a 3,000-square-foot facility with an estimated $2.1 million cost; the board took the request under consideration.
The Polk County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday took under consideration a request from Dallas Food Bank for a letter of support for a federal Community Development Block Grant pre-application due Aug. 30.
Eileen DeChico, secretary of the Dallas Emergency Food Corporation board of directors, told the commissioners the Dallas Food Bank has outgrown its leased 1,800-square-foot space in the Main Street Plaza and is negotiating to buy a parcel at 565 La Creole Drive to build a new facility. "We are seeking a letter of support from the board of commissioners," DeChico said.
DeChico said the city of Dallas agreed to apply for a $1,500,000 CDBG grant on the food…
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