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Summit County grant panel recommends contingencies; council presses for clarity and applicant guidance
Summary
County staff proposed increasing several RAP (wrap/restaurant tax) grant awards above applicants’ requests to include contingency funds; council members questioned the methodology and urged staff to either return awards at requested amounts or justify increases and provide clearer application guidance.
County staff presented recommendations for 2022 restaurant/WRAP-tax grant awards and the Summit County Council discussed whether to add contingency funding to several projects to cover inflation and supply-chain delays. The grant-review committee recommended adding contingency amounts — typically a 20% allowance — to several awards because project costs are rising, and staff said leftover contingency would return to the fund if unused.
Council members pressed…
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