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Milwaukie staff narrow 19 local entries to 10 for Metro's Community Choice grants, recommend moving large waterfront work to capital funding
Summary
City staff recommended the city advance 10 Milwaukie projects to Metro's second-round development for the Nature & Neighborhoods Community Choice grants, and advised removing larger, multimillion-dollar items (including Milwaukee Bay Park phase 3) to pursue Metro capital grants instead.
City staff on the Milwaukie study-session agenda presented recommendations for how the city should prioritize 19 local ideas that advanced in Metro's Nature & Neighborhoods Community Choice process, and urged the council to move 10 projects forward into Metro's second-round development. The presentation emphasized matching requirements, realistic project scopes and coordination with regional partners.
The Community Choice program, a participatory Metro grant stream, is structured around $250,000 awards with an $85,000 city match (producing roughly $165,000 in new grant funds per award). City staff told councilors Metro expects to distribute about 15 awards countywide; 50 projects reached the countywide development list and 19 of those are within Milwaukie. "These are expected to be awarded next fall," staff said, adding that awardees would…
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