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Board names three small-business grant finalists and reviews municipal infrastructure allocations
Summary
The board announced three finalists for small-business grants and discussed municipal infrastructure reporting and eligible uses; members emphasized project qualification rules and noted specific preliminary allocation figures for some towns.
The Kane County Economic Development Board announced three winners of its small-business grant process and reviewed municipal infrastructure grant follow-up during the meeting.
The chair named the three small-business finalists: Once Upon a Time Museum (expansion), Always Adventure (expansion) and Rome (a new visitor center in Orteville). The board said it will pay half of the grant amount upfront and the remainder after project completion; recipients are expected to provide at least a 50% match, with some projects matching much more.
Board members also discussed municipal infrastructure grants and the reporting needed from participating cities to qualify for allocations. Staff reminded communities that the funds must align with program parameters — workforce development, business expansion/retention, or infrastructure/capital improvements — and cannot be used for city parks or baseball lights, which would fall outside the program rules. The chair noted most participating towns have reported business-license numbers but a few communities had not completed their reporting.
Members cited example allocations discussed during the meeting (a preliminary figure of about $8,858 for Big Water was mentioned), and said 75% of one tranche would go to Kanab City under a proposed split. The board asked towns to provide qualified project descriptions up front so staff can release funds.
Separately, a member raised a local infrastructure safety issue: single-lane cattle guards on the road to the visitor center that the member asked to be widened at an estimated cost of about $20,000. The member said county labor could be contributed if materials are purchased; the board agreed to put the matter on a future agenda and to develop drawings to support a qualified project request.
The board will follow up with towns that have not completed reporting, finalize grant paperwork for awardees and pursue project qualifications for suggested infrastructure work.
