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Council approves contract work that helped secure roughly $28 million in grants; Allen Street funding removed from federal bill
Summary
Council approved a professional-services arrangement tied to grant-seeking work that borough staff said helped secure roughly $28 million in active grants and loans. Staff also said a previously announced Allen Street grant worth $1.595 million was removed from the recent federal bill and the project is on hold.
Council voted March 17 to approve the consent item regarding the borough’s contract with Delta Development Group, the professional services firm the borough uses to pursue state and federal funding. Staff summarized recent outcomes tied to the firm’s work and reported the borough has about $28 million in active grant and loan awards that Delta helped secure.
Borough staff told council a previously anticipated award of $1,595,411 for the Allen Street Promenade project was removed from the federal appropriation passed by Congress and is therefore no longer available; staff described that Allen Street project as “on hold.” The staff presentation itemized projects and programs that remain funded, including intersection improvements, Calder Way phases, water/sewer/storm projects, action sports park funding and a regional bike path partnership that secured about $1.5 million.
Tom Fontaine, the borough manager, described the roughly $28 million figure as the current active total (prior to the Allen Street change) and identified a professional fee for Delta of $360,000. Fontaine said staff worked with delegate offices and congressional staff, citing meetings and on-site visits with congressional offices and U.S. senators as part of the grant pursuit process.
The council approved the consent item by voice vote. The meeting record does not list individual roll-call tallies for the consent vote; staff noted the item was removed from consent and then approved after discussion.
Why it matters: the grants and loans described fund capital and infrastructure projects across the borough. Councilmembers asked questions about accountability and the value Delta provides; staff responded with a rundown of projects where Delta’s technical assistance and congressional outreach contributed to funding outcomes.
No additional appropriations or new project contracts were adopted at the meeting.
