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Kernersville board authorizes staff to pursue Land and Water Fund waiver and submit grant application for Ivy‑Redmond stream restoration
Summary
The Board of Aldermen authorized staff to apply for a North Carolina Land and Water Fund grant and seek a waiver of a newly required local match for a stream restoration project behind Ivy‑Redmond Sports Complex. Staff warned the board the federal reimbursement model could expose the town to upfront costs if the grant is altered or cut later.
The Board of Aldermen voted to authorize town staff to pursue a North Carolina Land and Water Fund grant and to seek a waiver of a local match connected to a previously awarded project for the Ivy‑Redmond stream restoration behind the Ivy‑Redmond Sports Complex.
Town staff said the project had originally been awarded approximately $2.42 million through a congressional office several years earlier. Project estimates have since grown to about $3.0 million, creating an approximately $600,000 shortfall. Under the current funding pathway town staff said the N.C. Land and Water Fund requires the town to pay project costs upfront…
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