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Passaic council hears federal funding shift; rescinds LED sign purchase, approves CDBG allocations pending federal award
Summary
Council members approved routine CDBG allocations and a resolution rescinding a planned LED sign purchase after a federal letter narrowed eligible pandemic-era reimbursements. Administration said it will pause nonessential purchases until federal priorities are clarified.
The Passaic City Council on April 22 approved Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocations and voted to rescind a prior purchase authorization for LED signs after city staff said the federal government has tightened what it will reimburse.
The council voted to approve agenda items covering CDBG allocations (resolutions 26–37) and separately approved Resolution 38 to move forward with the city’s CDBG submission. Council members also approved Resolution 26, which rescinded an earlier resolution authorizing the purchase of LED signs after federal officials indicated they would not reimburse that expenditure.
Why it matters: city staff said the federal guidance affects programs and purchases the city had assumed would be reimbursable, so the…
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