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Advisory committee to seek quick RFP and strategic planning after CLG grant delay
Summary
Advisory committee members were told the State Historic Preservation Office has no CLG grant funds this year; the board agreed to pursue reconnaissance surveys with $15,000 in county funds, aim for an August RFP, and plan a strategic retreat to guide future budget requests.
The Eastern Summit County Agriculture Preservation and Open Lands Advisory Committee learned this meeting that the State Historic Preservation Office has no funds available this year for the Certified Local Government (CLG) grant, leaving federal matching dollars “in limbo,” and prompting the group to decide how to spend $15,000 already appropriated in the county budget.
County preservation staff said the SHPO notification means the commission likely cannot rely on a federal CLG match this year. “We got a message the end of last week from the State Historic Preservation Office, and they have, well, they do not have funds for the CLG grant,” staff said, and asked the advisory committee for guidance on whether the county funds should be spent on reconnaissance-level surveys or on…
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