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Norwalk council approves grant applications and several funding and personnel items
Summary
Council approved a slate of funding‑related resolutions: support for an MPO SS4A grant (potential ~$1.6M, local match ~$400K), applying for a COPS police hiring grant, joining a revised CVB funding agreement, budget adjustments for fire‑department staffing, and city participation in a 2026 Home Show Expo.
On June 5 the Norwalk City Council approved several resolutions and motions related to grants, intergovernmental agreements and internal staffing funding.
Safe Streets (SS4A) grant: Staff briefed council on a multi‑jurisdictional application the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is preparing for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All program. The project included pedestrian improvements along Sunset Drive as Norwalk’s candidate project. Staff said the MPO application could make approximately $1,600,000 in federal funds available to the metro area and that Norwalk would be expected to provide a local…
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