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Winter Haven approves $1.5M state grant, cooperation deal and $3.33M construction award for intermodal rail spur
Summary
The Winter Haven City Commission approved a Florida Job Growth Infrastructure grant agreement worth up to $1.5 million, a cooperation agreement assigning responsibilities and a $3,330,202 construction contract to build a rail spur serving a planned cold-storage facility. The city’s maximum contribution is $100,000.
The Winter Haven City Commission on Wednesday approved a three-part package to build a rail spur to serve the Intermodal Logistics Park and a proposed cold-storage facility.
City staff said the state Department of Commerce awarded the city a Florida Job Growth Infrastructure grant of up to $1,500,000 to reimburse costs for design and construction on a reimbursement basis. "The agreement provides for grant payments of up to $1,500,000 to the city of Winter Haven to be used towards the design and construction of the rail spur on a reimbursement basis," staff said during the presentation.
Under the cooperation…
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