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What’s on the consent agenda next week: grants, contracts and program updates
Summary
Council previewed consent items for the upcoming meeting: a $55,000 Southern Cities grant to inventory vacant properties and pilot workforce training, an engineering contract amendment for Highway 112 utility relocations ($976,480 cap), a Trash Haulers LLC solid-waste contract, a $1.33 million purchase of recycling carts, ARPA fund reallocation to childcare, and a $75,000/year mental‑wellness contract for the fire department.
At its Jan. 13 agenda session the Fayetteville City Council reviewed several consent items scheduled for the next regular meeting.
Key items include: • Southern Cities Economic Initiative planning grant: Staff said the city is seeking to accept a $55,000 grant to inventory vacant residential properties in 2026 and to plan a 2027 workforce-development pilot focused on affordable‑housing rehabilitation; staff said the scope can be adjusted to include underutilized properties and encouraged council members to submit neighborhood areas of concern.
• Highway…
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