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Show Low to apply for CDBG funds to repair Ninth Street sidewalks near Frontier Park
Summary
City staff recommended and the council voted unanimously to apply for Community Development Block Grant funds for sidewalk improvements on Ninth Street between the Deuce of Clubs and Frontier Park; final award amount and scope depend on the state allocation.
The Show Low City Council voted unanimously to apply for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to improve sidewalks on Ninth Street between the Deuce of Clubs and Frontier Park.
At a public hearing, City Grants Coordinator Mary Adams told the council that approximately $271,000 is being offered to the city through the Arizona Department of Housing’s CDBG program and that staff recommends the Ninth Street sidewalk project as the city's application. “This program funds projects to assist persons of low to moderate income … to prevent or eliminate slum or blight or to solve an urgent need or health hazard,” Adams said during the presentation.
Councilman Travis Judd moved to submit the application and to adopt Resolution R2025-13 authorizing the application; the motion was seconded by the vice mayor and passed unanimously. The motion rescinded an earlier resolution cited by staff (R2025-03) and formally authorized the submittal for fiscal year 2025 CDBG funds.
Adams and council members emphasized that the city has not yet received the award. “We are waiting for the final amount, so our allotment may change a little bit,” Adams said. She told the council that, depending on the final allocation, the city may be able to construct sidewalks on both sides of Ninth Street but that it will plan to complete at least one side if funding is limited. She estimated that if funds are received on schedule, the project would likely be bid in the spring following the award.
No members of the public spoke during the hearing. Council members expressed support for the location, noting pedestrian traffic to Frontier Park and the Main Street area.
Action and next steps: staff will submit the application through NACOG (Navajo County Council of Governments) as the CDBG pass-through, await the state's final award amount, and return with a procurement schedule and bid documents if the grant is awarded.
Votes: the motion to apply for CDBG funds and adopt Resolution R2025-13 passed unanimously.
