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Grants update: Ione staff outline wastewater, parks and wildfire priorities and Prop 4 opportunities

Ione City Council · December 1, 2025
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Summary

City staff presented an update on federal and state grants, highlighting wastewater treatment work, a SafeWalk to School application, FEMA reimbursements, ARPA funds already received, and Proposition 4 climate-bond opportunities for parks, wastewater and wildfire resilience.

Debbie Mackey briefed the Ione City Council on Nov. 4 about the city’s grant portfolio, with a focus on wastewater upgrades and opportunities from California’s Proposition 4 climate bond.

Mackey told the council she is coordinating with the state on CDBG and HOME federal programs but that project approval and future federal funding (particularly for HOME) remain uncertain. She said the city applied for a SafeWalk to School demonstration grant that could fund sidewalk work around Marlette and that the project team expects to hear if the city is funded by year-end.

On the wastewater plant, Mackey described a multi‑year application effort: she said the city originally…

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