Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Infrastructure topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Green River closes second CDBG public hearing after no substantive comments; $53,000 award to supplement Broadway infrastructure project
Summary
City officials held a required second public hearing May 13 on a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application for Main Street infrastructure improvements; officials said the city’s CDBG award is $53,000 and will be used to supplement a larger Broadway/Main engineering project funded separately.
Green River held its required second public hearing on May 13 to solicit public comment on a proposed Main Street infrastructure upgrade that city leaders expect to partly fund with a Community Development Block Grant award.
The hearing, convened by Mayor Hap and council members, drew no substantive public testimony; one resident said only, "I'm just here to support you and help you." City staff and councilors discussed using a $53,000 CDBG award to supplement an existing Broadway/Main engineering and redevelopment effort. Councilors closed the hearing by motion and voted unanimously to adjourn the public-comment portion at 6:09 p.m.
City staff described the grant application and the award amount during the hearing. Edward (staff member) said the city had applied for roughly $600,000 through the CDBG small cities program and that the program awarded $53,000. "We had applied originally for 600 something thousand. Serta kicked it back and said you get 53," Edward said. He and other council members characterized the CDBG funds as seed money that could be used to begin work or to supplement broader project planning and construction.
Council members and staff also said the city already has a separate $600,000 award from GOED received last year to support engineering for Broadway and Main Street improvements. Edward said the city planned a committee meeting the following day to review engineering proposals; that engineering work focuses on Broadway, Main and a short segment of Cherry Hill, and staff expect the CDBG award to be used alongside the GOED-funded effort.
Council members noted the Broadway work sits inside a defined redevelopment area; officials said the city may need to reauthorize a redevelopment boundary or work through a steering committee as plans advance. Several speakers described a history of planning for downtown revitalization, noting plans and proposals have circulated for years and that the CDBG award is intended to help move projects toward construction.
With no additional public commenters, Councilman Larry seconded a motion to close the hearing and the council voted in favor. The meeting minutes for the hearing will be prepared and, as discussed on the record, Julie (staff) will send the completed minutes to Bridal for compilation with other meeting records.
Next steps described on the record included completing the required paperwork to accept the CDBG award, using the funds to begin components of the Broadway/Main project next year, and convening the committee to review engineering proposals. No formal decisions about specific construction elements or contractors were made at the hearing.
