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Kane County CEO board wins $200,000 Rural County grant and pushes for qualifying projects
Summary
The Kane County Economic Development Board said it received a $200,000 Rural County grant and urged municipalities to submit qualifying projects; members debated allowable uses, data needed to allocate funds by business-license counts, and potential proposals including a newspaper business-directory insert and a road purchase in Church Wells.
The Kane County Economic Development Board announced that its FY 2024–25 Rural County grant application was approved, bringing a new $200,000 award to the county and prompting members to seek qualifying projects to spend the funds.
Board staff told members the application was built off last year’s submission and was approved, saying, "it was approved. So we have our next $200,000." Members reported the county’s current funds as “just shy of $400,000,” with one speaker noting an accounting view that would leave a county share of about $363,000 and, in practice, closer to $600,000 when other allocations are counted.
Why it matters: The board must allocate the new funds soon. Staff said distribution will be determined by municipal business-license counts, with Kanab cited as having “around 600 plus” licenses…
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