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Greene County board approves application to administer $600,000 DRI small-projects fund for downtown Catskill
Summary
Board members voted to authorize staff to apply to serve as project sponsor for a $600,000 DRI small-projects fund to support capital improvements in downtown Catskill, including a 10% administrative offset and a plan to deploy roughly $500,000 to local businesses.
At a Greene County board meeting, members voted to authorize staff to apply to serve as the project sponsor for a $600,000 Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) small-projects fund focused on downtown Catskill.
The vote approved submitting the DRI application with the standard administrative offset, which board staff said would be no more than 10% of the fund request — about $60,000 — leaving roughly $540,000 to deploy to projects. "What I would like to do is apply for $600,000 including that admin fee," said James (staff member). "No more than 10% of the project asks, so $60,000 could come back to us."
The fund is intended to support capital projects in the DRI boundary for downtown Catskill. Eligible activities described by staff include construction and exterior improvements, heavy fixed equipment and façade work;…
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