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Clarket council authorizes $500,000 downtown revitalization grant application, designates blighted area
Summary
The Clarket City Council voted to apply for a $500,000 Texas CDBG Downtown Revitalization Program grant, approved a $50,000 local match commitment to maximize scoring, designated several downtown blocks as blighted to enable grant eligibility, and selected Traylor and Associates as the grant writer.
The Clarket City Council voted March 4 to pursue a Texas Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Downtown Revitalization Program award and to designate a portion of downtown as a blighted area to improve the city's chances for funding. The council approved a resolution authorizing submission of the DRP application to the Texas Department of Agriculture and agreed to a proposed local commitment of $50,000 toward a potential $500,000 grant.
City staff (unnamed) told the council the program penalizes recent repeat recipients and that Clarket received…
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