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East Canton council discusses waterline grant strategy and support for Hope Committee housing project
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Summary
Council reviewed plans to submit three separate waterline replacement grant applications (work led by grant writer Miss Gibbs), discussed a multi‑party timeline likely concluding in 2027 if approved, and agreed to provide documented support for the Hope Committee’s TIF grant application and a council liaison to the Hope board.
Council members discussed infrastructure grant work and a community housing initiative led by the Hope Committee.
Council noted that an outside grant writer, Miss Gibbs, has been hired to prepare applications for three separate waterline replacement projects. The projects are being treated as individual street projects so each can proceed independently; engineering for the projects has been approved and paid for, and officials said grant awards and related funding would most likely be available in 2027 if applications are successful. Council plans to assemble letters of support and provide packets to the grant writer to strengthen submission materials.
Separately, the Hope Committee requested council support for a proposed development to construct single‑family homes for moderate‑income buyers using a TIF grant mechanism. The mayor and a Hope representative (Kathy) described the TIF approach — the present taxable base is identified, the new taxable value from the project would be used to repay the state’s upfront funding — and asked council to document support for the application. The council confirmed the project is not Habitat for Humanity and does not require sweat equity; it is a conventional new‑home purchase model. One council member volunteered to serve as the village’s liaison to the Hope board.
Council assigned staff to prepare materials and scheduled a work session to review the employee handbook and define the merit‑increase budget for 2026. The mayor requested department managers provide suggested handbook changes and budgetary inputs ahead of a joint work session.
